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Weight Loss > Gizmos to Make It Easier

Weight loss "gizmos" are mechanical aids intended to make it easier to shed pounds. While a treadmill or exercise bicycle might seem to fit that description, we are instead referring here to the array of devices marketed online that produce "effortless" weight reduction.

Not according to a study performed at a major University. After eight weeks of 45 minute electrical workouts, subjects experienced no real changes in weight, body fat, or appearance. Plus, their workouts were sometimes described as painful due to the high level of current needed to generate adequate stimulus to major muscle groups.

Contraptions that sound too good to be true usually are, despite what the perfectly-toned lady and her muscle-man personal trainer said on the infomercial.