Weight for Success

I’m quickly getting bored with my treadmill and some days a walk outdoors just isn’t possible in Florida as it’s either too dark before work, too wet with storms or just too hot. So last week I bought The Biggest Loser: The Workout – Weight Loss Yoga DVD.  It has three levels of instruction from beginner through advanced and so I wanted to try it.  What an uncoordinated person I am.  The moves are not difficult in and of themselves, but even the beginner level requires some balance and strength to get through it.  Don’t get me wrong, it was fun and not too stressful but I am no longer wondering about my “grace” quotient.  There are some significant pluses to this DVD: 

1. I can do it at home in my own little world.
2. I was not worried about hurting myself.
3. It wasn’t difficult except for the balance.

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Susan Powter

I don’t know why Susan Powter popped into my mind this morning except a really long, sleepless night and way too many infomercials brought her to mind.  I believe her “Stop the Insanity” campaign was genius just in its reach and dramatic impact.  Like Sarganet Carter was to Gomer Pyle, her’s was the in your face message blasted opposite the sweetness of Richard Simmons “Dancing to the Oldies” ads in the 1980s.   The crew cut blond hairdo, her hyper-energy and the phrase.  It was a package.  So I jumped on line figuring I’d find Susan Powter in the Guthy-Renker retirement hall of fame with Tony Little, , but to my surprise she has her own online store peddling the same type of exercise plans she promoted in the 1980s under the new catch phrase “The Insanity Stops Here“. 

In her defense, Susan Powter’s “Stop the Insanity” plan was packaging genius, but the general plan wasn’t new to anyone who had ever had a weight problem; eat more whole foods and exercise. Unfortunately her message to stop listening to the quick fix gurus and those who promote fad dieting didn’t stick in the public awareness.

  Her website is comprised mostly of video blog entries and I find that kind of annoying (I’d rather read than watch) but I suppose a larger portion of the public would rather watch.  She wrote a book last year The Politics of Stupid: The Cure for Obesity
, but the general reviews at Amazon state that it doesn’t really answer the politics question and reads more like her books from the 1980s.  That’s a pity because I doubt Susan Powter is at a loss for words.

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