What’s all that about then? Working out without working out. It seems that people these days just don’t want to work out or even if they do they want all the work done for them. I’ve talked about this before with the vibration trainers but now it appears people want the same with other pieces of exercise equipment.
They are looking for something that doesn’t exist. To burn calories your muscles have to work and to be simplistic the harder your muscles work the more calories you burn. When you add to that increased muscle growth and therefore mass because of this exercise we get the best of both worlds. We burn calories and we built a bigger fat burning machine.
Anything that claims to do the work for you is obviously a contradiction when it comes to fat loss. If your muscles aren’t working then you’re not burning very many calories. This should be obvious to anyone who stops and thinks about it for even a short space of time. But still people are taking in by the infomercials and slick marketing campaigns that tell them they don’t have to work very hard just hold the latest gizmo in your hand like the Shake Weight and in four weeks time you’ll have lost 30lbs. In your dreams maybe 
Really, lets get a grip in this world you don’t get anything for nothing and anybody who thinks they can is deluding themselves. I think that’s what these clever salespeople are relying on. I know I wish I could work out without breaking a sweat but I know if I’m not slightly sweaty (or very sweaty for that matter) the intensity that I was working out at was so low that although it will give me some benefit the benefit will be small.
Remember before you start any new exercise regime consult your health professional before you start. Even if it’s one of these working out without working out gadgets!