My mom is huge fan of the TV show The Biggest Loser. I always thought the premises for the show was stupid. I thought it was just a typical American reality TV show based on some pointless competition to ultimately win big money (not that I’m not guilty of getting sucked into a few of those “pointless” TV shows). That is until my mom finally convinced me to watch last season. This show is inspiring. The people who get accepted for this life-changing challenge are real people like you and my just trying to make it through our fast-paced, fast food worshiping world. Furthermore, they're on the show for the right reasons. They are there to make a change in their lives: mothers trying to become a better role model for their daughters or fathers hoping to live long enough to play with their grandchildren. They want to lose weight for the right reasons.
If you've never seen the show here's the basic concept. The contestants are chosen and then broken into two teams. Each team is then paired with a personal trainer. The teams compete in challenges and at the end of the week the team that loses the least amount of weight (percent body fat) has to vote a member off. The competition continues until only one is left: The Biggest Loser.
I really like this show because it's not all about the money and it's not all about the weight loss. It's about helping the people on the show to create a better life for themselves and their families. Their trainers push their bodies to the max, enforcing the importance of exercise, not just dieting, for a healthy lifestyle. Nutritionists help the losers learn what to eat and how to cook healthy meals, not only for themselves but also for their families. I feel like this is such an important message because the health problems we are seeing in America due to childhood obesity are increasing at an alarming rate.
The Biggest Loser provides contestants with an amazing opportunity to change their lives backed by a strong support group of some of America’s best trainers and nutritionists. But even without the professional boost provided by Hollywood producers the show provides the basic formula for a healthy lifestyle that even the most frazzled, frustrated housewife could follow.
- Working out with a friend provides a support group that will help you through the mornings when all you want to do is skip your morning run and eat chocolate cake for breakfast.
- Exercise is crucial to weight loss and a healthy lifestyle. It helps fight against cardiovascular disease, Type 2 diabetes, and provides your body with a boost of endorphins that will make you feel great for the rest of the day.
- Diets don’t work! Lifetime healthy eating habits need to be created. Most importantly weight loss is a journey. It’s a long road and a life time commitment, but trust me it’s worth it. The changes you will see will improve your quality of life more than you could ever imagine.
If you don’t believe me, however, just watch the show. The new season’s on now!
3 comments:
I totally agree. I love this show and the ending results are amazing at the amount of weight people lose. Sometimes its hard to even recognize who they are and I like how they do an after show later on and it shows how much farther they have come and without trainers telling them what to do.
I feel the same way about that show. At first, I thought it would only be about losing just enough weight to win and then reverting to old habits again. But this show is all about lifetime changes. I like how they emphasize both healthy eating and exercise instead of one over the other. It's also really inspirational how their lives change. When I see the show and the results, I feel like I could do it too. The show also emphasizes the need for help when you try to lose weight. Going it alone doesn't work often.
I agree, this show is great!! It is really inspiring to see people completely turn their lives around and then inspires their families and friends to do the same. The trainers are great at motivating, yet letting the person make their own decision on whether or not to work out. Great show!!
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