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Title: Personal Fitness for You


1
Personal Fitness for You
  • By
  • Roberta Stokes Sandy Schultz
  • Hunter Textbooks, Inc.

2
Chapter Seventeen
  • Becoming a Wise Consumer

3
Fallacies, Fads, Quacks, Rip-offs
  • Fallacies
  • A false or mistaken claim - the result of
    inaccurate information
  • Fad
  • A passing style or fashion - that will soon be
    out of date
  • Quacks
  • Individuals who represent harmful and/or useless
    practices
  • Rip-offs
  • Being cheated by exchanging something of value
    for something worthless

4
Understanding Advertisements
  • As a wise consumer, read all advertisements
    carefully.
  • Look beyond the words, pictures and music to
    reveal the hidden message or psychological
    approach that is being used.
  • Look for misleading and inaccurate statements.

5
Avoiding a Rip-off
  • Develop a questioning attitude.
  • Ask yourself whether the claim being made sounds
    too good to be true.

6
Weight Control Fallacies
  • Spot Reducing
  • Body Wrapping
  • Rubberized Suits
  • Massage
  • Vibrating Chairs and Belts
  • Saunas and Hot Baths
  • Electric Muscle Stimulators
  • Motorized Exercise Devices
  • Weighted Belts

7
Purchasing Exercise Equipment
  • Dont be in a hurry.
  • Buy only quality equipment.
  • Make certain it is equipment you will continue to
    use.
  • Make sure you have a place to use it.
  • Determine if it needs to be assembled.
  • Decide the features you really need and can
    afford.
  • Purchase equipment with a warranty.

8
Joining a Fitness or Health Club
  • Are there possible alternatives?
  • What type of devices are offered?
  • Have you checked the Better Business Bureau for
    complaints?
  • Have you carefully read the contract?
  • Are you self-motivated to use the club?
  • Have you checked the qualifications of the
    instructors?
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