{"id":240,"date":"2019-01-31T07:19:19","date_gmt":"2019-01-31T07:19:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/wp\/?p=240"},"modified":"2019-01-31T07:19:19","modified_gmt":"2019-01-31T07:19:19","slug":"why-the-fitness-industry-isnt-in-love-with-the-biggest-loser","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lisajohnsonfitness.com\/why-the-fitness-industry-isnt-in-love-with-the-biggest-loser\/","title":{"rendered":"Why the Fitness Industry Isn\u2019t in Love with the Biggest Loser"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t\t\t\n<p>I was at my Pilates studio today, which is located inside a great health club, and six of the staff members were standing around the front desk discussing \u201cThe Biggest Loser.\u201d &nbsp;When I said I have a love\/hate relationship with the show, everyone else started nodding. &nbsp;We started coming up with a list of differences between the \u201creality\u201d of the TV show and the reality of what&nbsp;<em>actually<\/em>&nbsp;happens in a personal training session.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"213\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lisajohnsonfitness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Michelle-Aguilar-Season-6-300x213.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-241\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Real trainers don\u2019t get in a client\u2019s face and scream obscenities at them. &nbsp;The fastest way I know to lose a client is to tell them to \u201cshut the f\u2014 up and get back on the treadmill.\u201d<\/li><li>Real trainers maintain high level certifications. &nbsp;The IDEA Health &amp; Fitness Association recently checked the certifications of the show\u2019s trainers and found them to be on the very low end. &nbsp;Bob Harper has taken a weekend-long course and a home study course that looked somewhat questionable. &nbsp;Jillian Michaels has the same weekend course certification and has also taken a home study course but with a more substantial curriculum than Bob\u2019s. &nbsp;Most health clubs require more. &nbsp;Both Jillian and Bob wouldn\u2019t be hired at the health club where my studio is located; their certifications aren\u2019t up to the club\u2019s standards. &nbsp;For comparison\u2019s sake, the top certification courses require at least a week of in-depth study with professionals in a health club setting. &nbsp;My certification took over 500 hours to obtain.<\/li><li>Real trainers don\u2019t have 24\/7 access to their clients. &nbsp;Generally speaking, trainers work with a client one to two hours per week; the other 166 hours we don\u2019t know what you\u2019re doing and we can\u2019t remind you to do more cardio.<\/li><li>Real trainers spot their clients properly. &nbsp;I\u2019ve frequently seen Jillian and Bob have the contestants perform exercises that require an element of balance and not spot them properly. &nbsp;Or they\u2019ll have six people doing the same questionable exercise simultaneously so that if something bad did happen the trainer wouldn\u2019t be able to get to the person in time to prevent them from hurting themselves.<\/li><li>Real trainers build their clients slowly and methodically. &nbsp;Personal trainers don\u2019t give you more than your current fitness level can handle. &nbsp;We make sure you\u2019re working hard, and we keep nudging you along, but we won\u2019t take a couch potato and drop them into the equivalent of a Division 1 college football training camp.<\/li><li>Real trainers respect personal space. &nbsp;There has been footage of the show\u2019s trainers standing between a contestant\u2019s legs or standing on or straddling someone\u2019s back. &nbsp;This is really inappropriate and potentially dangerous. &nbsp;Good trainers are taught to stand at appropriate places near or next to a client, to touch only in appropriate areas, and never to put the client at risk which standing on someone\u2019s back or going for a piggyback ride would certainly do.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s not just the trainers on the show that aren\u2019t living in a \u201creal\u201d training environment; it\u2019s also the \u201cclients,\u201d i.e., the show\u2019s contestants.&nbsp;Real clients don\u2019t live in a bubble. &nbsp;Our clients don\u2019t live in a cutely decorated dorm room with an upbeat roommate who can\u2019t wait to hit the gym. &nbsp;They have busy careers, demanding family responsibilities, and have to juggle multiple schedules just to get to the gym.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Real clients don\u2019t have fantastic support groups. &nbsp;If I was on a ranch cut off from the outside world with 15 other people who wanted to lose weight, I\u2019d be shedding pounds too. &nbsp;While almost everyone trying to losing weight can find supportive people to turn to, it\u2019s rare that there will always \u2013 and I mean&nbsp;<em>always<\/em>&nbsp;\u2013 be someone to talk to about that donut craving you\u2019re having.&nbsp;Access like that is a luxury.<\/li><li>Real clients don\u2019t work out four to six hours a day.&nbsp;&nbsp;Yup, that\u2019s what they do on the ranch. &nbsp;Do you have time for that? &nbsp;Trust me, outside of the show\u2019s bubble, no one does. Why do you think contestants are so fearful of being voted off and returning to their routines back home?<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>All this being said, there are many things that I love about the show and it\u2019s why I keep watching.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>The contestants are so hopeful. &nbsp;They\u2019ve had an awful struggle with their weight and are finally in a place where they can focus solely on getting healthy. &nbsp;It\u2019s a wonderful life-changing opportunity and it\u2019s great to watch contestants embrace this chance.<\/li><li>The contestants are inspiring. &nbsp;Each is an average Joe or Jane just like us and the pounds fly off.&nbsp;It really does give viewers the sense that if they can do it, anyone can. &nbsp;It\u2019s a thrill to root for their success and celebrate their triumphs. &nbsp;Every season, towards the end, I\u2019m always in tears as each contestant realizes what they\u2019ve overcome. &nbsp;It\u2019s amazing to me.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>So what are your thoughts? &nbsp;Please share here.<br>Lisa<\/p>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I was at my Pilates studio today, which is located inside a great health club, and six of the staff members were standing around the front desk discussing \u201cThe Biggest Loser.\u201d &nbsp;When I said I have a love\/hate relationship with the show, everyone else started nodding. &nbsp;We started coming up with a list of differences &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lisajohnsonfitness.com\/why-the-fitness-industry-isnt-in-love-with-the-biggest-loser\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Why the Fitness Industry Isn\u2019t in Love with the Biggest Loser<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":241,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.6 - 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