Attack of the Celebrity Health and Fitness Product

So we’ve all noticed by now that celebrities are thinner and more physically fit than ever before. And why not, right?  Knowledge and advancements in health and fitness are light years from where they were just 50 years ago, and our athletes and celebrities are the first to benefit from all this insight.

They are usually the first who can afford the most knowledgeable health professionals, trainers, chefs, supplements and you name what else … if for no other reason than because most of them get paid to be healthier and more physically fit.

But before you know it, these celebrities are coming out and slapping their names on all sorts of new health and fitness workouts and products.

From Jane Fonda’s Lean Routine, to Cindy Crawford’s Shape Your Body. From the Chuck Norris Total Gym, to the George Forman Grill. From Carmen Electra’s Strip Tease, to Valerie Bertinelli Losing it. For decades, the list goes on and on. All of them basically promising the same thing … a better, healthier you.

So many products to choose from … some of them offering real health and wellness benefits with actual insight into modern health and fitness innovations … some of them sadly, nothing but misleading gimmicks.

So the question becomes, do any of us “average folk” really know who/what to trust? Should we blindly take the advice of the celebrity we know and love just because they are who they are and we assume they have access to all the best stuff? How do we know for sure that the next celebrity workout video for example isn’t just them exploiting their fame to make another dime?

Fortunately today, there are ways to become more knowledgeable. Many people are now bypassing the celebrity all together and going straight to the source. We are now seeing celebrity doctors, fitness trainers and chefs for example, get their own TV shows. And thanks to the internet largely, we now have more direct access to these people, such as Mari Winsor Pilates Workout Club and more information is available than ever before.

So if you’re considering purchasing a celebrity health and fitness product, make sure you are getting it because it’s something that will really help you achieve your health and fitness goals – not just because it has a famous person’s name on it. Do your research and go online to read reviews and if you’re unsure, seek the advice of professionals and not just celebrities.

Guest Post by Nathan Joynt, contributor to the Gaiam Healthy Green Living blog.