The Shake Weight – Seriously!

By Miss Rikki

So every so often there is some new piece of exercise equipment that comes out and is supposed to help you whip some part of your body into shape.  Here recently, it’s the shake weight.

 

According to their website, it uses something called dynamic inertia – basically the weight inside of it moves – in order to help you exercise your bicep, tricep, and chest muscles more efficiently in only 6 minutes per day.  Granted you could get a regular weight and do a few different exercises followed by some push ups to get the same effect, but they would rather you spend $19.95 plus shipping and handling to shake your way to sexier arms.  Oh and as not to leave men out, they created a version just for them.

I can’t get over how ridiculous this whole thing is.    Ellen DeGeneres featured it on her show.  But as we all know – Ellen likes funny stuff and the Shake Weight is definitely funny stuff.  I mean, the actual exercise itself is bordering on inappropriate.  SistaGirlz this is one fad that will just have to pass me by.  I don’t think I’ll be shaking my way to ”strong, sculpted, sexy arms and shoulders” anytime soon.  What about you?