Celebrity FIT Club Needs an Overhaul
Somehow the other day, I found myself watching Celebrity Fit Club for the first time. (That show where "overweight" celebrities lose weight with the help of a doctor, personal trainer, and psychologist).
Maybe what drew me in was the fact that Marcia Brady (Maureen McCormick), a teen icon from my youth (My favorite show growing up was The Brady Bunch--need I say more), was on one of the teams. Okay, that's a lame excuse.
But I found myself completely disgusted at the absolute obsession with weight loss (especially because they had celebrities on who didn't look that overweight and weighed like 120 pounds or something like that). If it were truly Celebrity "FIT" club, the emphasis would be on fitness, not pounds. Why not measure muscle mass or stress test results or blood lipid values or lung capacity instead of pounds lost?
While on the elliptical machine at my gym, watching E! Entertainment and all the TOO THIN celebrities in Hollywood right now, I found myself wondering, why don't they have a Celebrity FIT Club that helps all the celebrities who are scary thin get healthy -- where pounds gained would be the goal. Imagine that! That would really give that psychologist something to do. Seriously though, they would need a well trained team to tackle the sobering issues that would come up if they were to take on those celebrities and the reasons why they are so underweight.
Just a thought!
~~Elaine
Related Topics: What is a Healthy Weight?, Get Fit!
Technorati Tags: celebrityfitclub, bodyimage, diet
Maybe what drew me in was the fact that Marcia Brady (Maureen McCormick), a teen icon from my youth (My favorite show growing up was The Brady Bunch--need I say more), was on one of the teams. Okay, that's a lame excuse.
But I found myself completely disgusted at the absolute obsession with weight loss (especially because they had celebrities on who didn't look that overweight and weighed like 120 pounds or something like that). If it were truly Celebrity "FIT" club, the emphasis would be on fitness, not pounds. Why not measure muscle mass or stress test results or blood lipid values or lung capacity instead of pounds lost?
While on the elliptical machine at my gym, watching E! Entertainment and all the TOO THIN celebrities in Hollywood right now, I found myself wondering, why don't they have a Celebrity FIT Club that helps all the celebrities who are scary thin get healthy -- where pounds gained would be the goal. Imagine that! That would really give that psychologist something to do. Seriously though, they would need a well trained team to tackle the sobering issues that would come up if they were to take on those celebrities and the reasons why they are so underweight.
Just a thought!
~~Elaine
Related Topics: What is a Healthy Weight?, Get Fit!
Technorati Tags: celebrityfitclub, bodyimage, diet
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