Several years ago a new reality television show hit the air. It was called The Biggest Loser and featured people who desperately needed to lose weight. They were so desperate that they were willing to share their stories and struggles on national television. If they succeeded then they would be heroes, but if they failed they could become the new villains of reality television.
Weight loss programs have been around forever. There have been many videotapes released that would teach you how to lose weight fast. Infomercials have hawked products that allow you to perform six pack ab exercises in the comfort of your own how. And scores of books have been written that detail the newest fad diet. So is a television program about weight loss any different. The biggest loser has created a following of people who swear by it. They love to tune in every week to see how their favorite contestant has fared. Hopefully those people also compare their own weight loss to the people on the show. People have created their own biggest loser contests between friends, relatives and fellow workers. It is truly a new way for people to lose weight together, but how different is it?
Because it is on commercial television, the Biggest Loser has the ability to reach more people than books or how to videos. Those are limited to the people who take the time and effort required to purchase them. Exercise equipment must be bought and kept someplace in the house where it will be used. Often times the exercise equipment ends up buried in the shed or garage under a mound of other things that are no longer used. By being on television, all we have to do is turn the channel and watch. Watching people who are incredibly overweight succeed at a weight loss program is a tremendous motivation to many people. In addition to the show, there is also a website dedicated to the Biggest Loser. The website has stories about the shows contestants and how they are doing in the life after the show. There are also other helpful links within the website to help a person create a program that will work for them. Another feature of the Biggest loser is the biggest loser forum. This forum gives people a place to discuss all the issues that are involved with weight loss. They can provide ideas, support and much more to people who wish to lose weight. Compared to what was used in the past for weight loss, the biggest Loser is a much more powerful tool. It can bring together millions of people who are looking to achieve a similar goal.
One day in the future however, the Biggest Loser will fade into obscurity, like the programs of old. Remember the Jane Fonda Workout, the Adkins Diet, or the AB Lounge. These were all the great new things that have been seen throughout the years. Dieting programs come and go, but the idea to lose weight will always be around. But because of the advantage that the Biggest Loser seems to have, maybe it will stick around longer than the others and will remain a winner in the public eye.