A History Of TV Weightloss

I saw a great 2hr special on FitTV called As Seen On TV: Fifty Years of Fitness. It's next airing on 16 Oct, so set your TiVo's. It looks back at the history of shows, products, and informercials on TV aimed at getting people fit. Interestingly enough, when the first shows started (remember Jack LaLaine?), fitness gurus were considered nuts, mostly because people weren't out of shape. Ads focused mostly on how to gain weight, ala Charles Atlas and the 90-lb weakling. Even the 80's weren't too bad, and Richard Simmons focused on what he called "his outcasts". But by the times the 90's rolled around, we were all being screamed at to "Stop The Insanity", even though I really never understood the Susan Powter message. (Geez, I just found out she went bankrupt in 1995. And that's after winning Infomercial of the Year in 1993. Say it isn't so!) Anyway, it's essentially a nostalgia show that you'll enjoy if you're on the weightloss or maintainence track. All the stars of TV fitness share their memories, and review each others products :) What comes across clearly is that they all know, with a burning passion, the simple need for people to eat healthy, and just move!