{"id":96682,"date":"2014-04-03T07:55:47","date_gmt":"2014-04-03T12:55:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/?p=96682"},"modified":"2014-03-25T10:41:59","modified_gmt":"2014-03-25T15:41:59","slug":"wacky-and-wild-exercise-equipment-that-has-come-and-luckily-gone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/04\/wacky-and-wild-exercise-equipment-that-has-come-and-luckily-gone\/","title":{"rendered":"Wacky and Wild Exercise Equipment that Has Come and (Luckily) Gone"},"content":{"rendered":"

There are good ideas in fitness\u2014things like interval training and kettlebells\u2014and then there are… interesting<\/em> ideas. Gadgets, fitness styles, and overall trends that seem a little strange from the start. Maybe the advertising was bad, maybe the spokesperson didn’t do a great job conveying the goal of the product, maybe the idea just seemed totally bogus. Yet, somehow these wacky trends caught on, at least for a while.<\/span><\/p>\n

Here’s a look back at a few silly trends that have come and gone in past years and decades. (Aka, more reasons to be glad straightforward workouts like indoor cycling and cross fit are popular today!)<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Shake Weight<\/strong>
\nMore than two million Shake Weights<\/a> <\/strong>were sold its first year on the market, though I will never understand the appeal of it. It looks like a spoof on exercise equipment, rather than a good idea. (No wonder “Saturday Night Live” had so much fun covering it!) Hilarious.<\/p>\n

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Vibrating Belts<\/strong>
\nIn the 60s, vibrating belts<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0were all the rage because it was a promise to “work out” without actually having to work out. All you had to do was wrap the belt around your waist and hope that the vibrations would shake the fat right off of you. This lady’s smile looks pretty big, considering the ongoing earthquake her body is experiencing!<\/p>\n

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Exercise Wheels<\/strong>
\nYep. Like a human hamster.<\/p>\n

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The Thighmaster<\/strong>
\nSuzanne Somers<\/a><\/strong> certainly has great thighs, but all that squeezing seemed a bit repetitive. Plus, we all know that spot training doesn’t actually work\u2014thinner thighs aren’t going to be the result of strengthening a single muscle.<\/p>\n

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Toning Shoes\/Clothing<\/strong>
\nReebok, Sketchers, New Balance and the like released toning sneakers to “increase workout power,” but the shoes were nothing more than a curved sole that just made the wearer kind of wobbly. No surprise they’ve all since settled lawsuits about marketing claims made about the shoes.<\/p>\n

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The Hawaii Chair<\/strong>
\nIt seems like a normal ol’ office chair, but the “benefit” of the Hawaii Chair is the constant movement that replicated the motion of a hula dancer. So you could lose weight while working at your desk, basically. Needless to say, it wasn’t the most effective product of all time. We’ll take a walking desk<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0over a dancing desk any day.<\/p>\n

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Hybrid Workouts and Nike + Top List of Fitness Trends for 2026<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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