Location: St Vinnies Opp Shop Sunshine (one of the best)
Date: Tuesday 19th August
Cost: $0.50
Ok so what the hell is this? Well as the box says, its a 'Body Fat Tester'. Its basically a device that you squeeze on the side of your abs and it measures how thick your fat is. For those of you who know me, I have phases of being a 'health freak'. At the beginning of the year I joined the local gym and became a gym junkie, going almost everyday for a month. But after three months, I realised it would be cheaper for me to just go for a jog around my area and do weights at home. So I cancelled my gym membership.
Now I'm back in the phase and doing home exercises, with weights that I bought (yes I did save $15 on my staff discount) and other bits and pieces. Anyway, back to this Fat Tester thing. I'm looking at the cover and am thinking 'Who the hell would pay the original price of $29.95 for these plastic tweezers?'. You really could just squeeze your flab and use a ruler. There wouldn't be that much of a discrepancy.
Another thing that caught my attention was the model on the cover. She is wearing a sweatband. I didn't think squeezing two pieces of plastic together could be such a workout, but apparently it is. Her hair happens to also be perfect, but I won't get into that.
Overall, I quite like this product, mainly because of the motivating slogans it has on the back such as:
"For everyone...who takes thier health, fitness, and weight goals seriously"
"Provides test results in seconds"
"First and ONLY way to privately measure your body fat percentage at home"
The last quote made me think, this Body Fat Tester is pretty much on the same par as a pregnancy test. Only difference is, the pregnancy test will confirm whether or not you'll get fat.
Rejoyce! for the motivational weight loss device of the century is here
Lets all squeeze our way to a healthier body - I know I will.
