The 5 Worst Fitness Infomercials of All Time

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According to the makers of this widely panned device, “If you can sit, you can get fit.” In reality, you shut off half of the body’s muscles when you use this machine—and look ridiculous while doing so.

Tony Little’s Gazelle Freestyle Exercise Machine

At 00:12 begins one of the most awkward moments in all of infomercial history as the Ponytailed One dry humps fitness model Darla Haun. Hopefully she got paid a lot.

Body by Jake Bun and Thigh Rocker

“Best of all, you do it all sitting down.” Notice a theme? This device is nothing more than a squat made easy. Translation: useless.

The Shake Weight Dumbbell

It doesn’t get more phallic than this $30 device.

Ab Lounge Xtreme

“The only ab machine on the market that’s a chair, or a lounge chair,” says spandex-clad Tony Little. Just what the world needed after so many other seated ab machines have failed us. Plus, the crunch is now known to damage the spine.

Also on Details.com:

Infomercial Workout Gear: Reviews and Alternatives
The Infomercial King: Tony Little
O-Face or Infomercial Face

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