Can You Really Shake Away Arm Fat?
By now, I am sure you have all see the ads on television infomercials telling us about shock treatments and fat shakers. The question I’m sure you’ve asked yourself is:
“Are they worth the money?”
While I don’t know about all of the products I have tried one that I ordered online. The advertisement boasted results in 7 weeks as long as I stuck to their workout which came on a DVD. The machine looked like a dumb bell, but it vibrated. The idea was that the vibrations would work out my arms one at a time by doing some simple exercises. The product was supposed to help tone my shoulders, biceps, triceps, forearm as well as back and chest. It also made claims of significantly reducing arm fat.
Well, after 7 weeks on their program I have noticed some difference, but nothing of the dramatic changes they have boasted. The activation of the arm and shoulder muscle groups was accurate, but the chest and back do not receive any workout what-so-ever. As far as eliminating flabby arm fat, I did not notice much difference over the 7 weeks.
When I took a look again at the price I paid for this unit I realized that it was not a great deal. A normal set of dumb bells is cheaper and there are dozens of great exercises for your arms that anyone can do. While beginners may use shaking devices and they may see some significant results, anyone who already exercises regularly will not find much use in them.
The only real thing that I could see machines like this working well is… if someone has had surgery and lymph nodes taken out in the arm that is being used. This would get the lymph moving through vibration….maybe….haha