FITNESS TV
Angry Issues: Are You Still Watching The Biggest Loser?
Feb 18th
Well, well – It looks like I’m once again talking about NBC’s weight loss show – The Biggest Loser. If you know anything about me, and why I’m called The Angry Trainer, you know that this show is the proverbial thorn in my side. In fact the very first article we posted here at Angry Trainer Fitness was all about my disapproval of the show’s format (see below!)
For years The Biggest Loser has been a big hit for NBC – but now that the show is in its 13th season the ratings are seriously down, from a peak of over More >
Epic Meal Time: TV That’s Truly BAD For You!
Dec 22nd
Truth be told, I’ve mellowed a bit since we launched the Angry Trainer Fitness site back in 2010…
The reason? I think I now understand better HOW and WHY people exercise, and the thinking behind their mistakes. I’ve also been enlightened by all your readers’ comments – and turned on to some new training ideas I may have previously discounted.
But there are some things that I’ll NEVER change my mind about. And today’s posting fits right into that category!
Yesterday I read on Perez Hilton about Epic Meal Time, a web based phenomenon, that involves a bunch of guys cooking insanely high calorie meals.
Well More >
Kaytie Boyd – Is She Really Wicked Fit?
Nov 8th
If you’re a regular TV watcher, you’ve undoubtedly come across numerous weight loss and gym based reality shows, each with it’s own unique spin on fitness. Some are about dropping incredible amounts of weight a la’ The Biggest Loser, others focus on the gym owners romantic relationships, and some are about brides looking to get fit before the big day.
And now we have Wicked Fit on the Style Network to add to the mix. But this training show has a totally different spin. Kaytie Boyd is a former beauty pageant queen, who has opened a women’s only boutique gym – called More >
The Biggest Loser: Can Anna Kournikova Cut It?
Sep 21st
So here we are again, in the 12th season of NBC’s wildly successful weight loss “reality” show, The Biggest Loser, aka the proverbial thorn in my side.
As you probably know, last season two new trainers were added to the Loser lineup, Brett Hoebel – a career trainer and Cara Castronuova – a boxer/model-turned-trainer, to change things up and soften the blow from Jillian’s departure.
I wasn’t a fan of Brett and Cara, and needless to say, neither was America. The two newbies aren’t back this season, but instead, two more new faces appear alongside the old stalwart Bob Harper.
And guess who More >
Top 10: Fitness TV Falsehoods
Sep 18th
This week sees the return of The Biggest Loser, the long running NBC weight loss show that’s been ‘helping’ obese people lose weight for the last 7 years.
As you probably know, I’m not the biggest fan of The Biggest Loser,but I certainly can’t deny its popularity – the show’s about to enter its 12th season! And The Biggest Loser is not alone. Over the last few years we’ve seen many other weight loss shows come and go, including Diet-Tribe, Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition, Heavy, Dance Your Ass Off, Celebrity Fit Club, Shedding For The Wedding and many more.
Collectively I More >
Fit TV: Extreme Makeover – Weight Loss Edition
May 31st
As you know I’m not a fan of NBC’s hit weight loss show The Biggest Loser. I outlined all of my issues and why I take offense to the show in my post – Why Biggest Isn’t Best and we’ve talked about the series many times here at Angry Trainer Fitness.
Well now we have another new weight loss show, this time on ABC called Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition featuring trainer Chris Powell helping individuals to lose huge sums of weight. But is the format – and the training – any better? Here’s my take…
Trainer Powell, who’s best know for helping a guy More >
The Biggest Loser: 5 Ways To Make The Show Better! (Podcast)
May 25th
So NBC’s hit weight loss show The Biggest Loser is in in full swing again – with big ratings and big weight loss results – as usual.
As you may know from my Biggest Isn’t Best piece I’m not the biggest fan of The Biggest Loser and take issue with many of the elements that make up the show’s format. Although the series is a huge success, I feel it’s missing some crucial elements that would make it a more responsible – and credible – program. So I figured now would be a good time to say what I would change about the More >
THE BIGGEST LOSER: MY TAKE ON THE NEW TRAINERS
Jan 6th
By now I’m sure you all know I’m not a fan of NBC’s hit weight loss show The Biggest Loser. You can read my full thoughts in my piece, Why Biggest Isn’t Best, but in a nutshell my main reason for disliking the series is its complete lack of reality, and the fact that it’s a TV format trying to disguise itself as a show about fitness.
So here we are in season 11 and the show has added two new trainers to the cast, partly to cover Jillian’s upcoming departure at the end of the series. The duo are Brett More >
