This inflatable belly belt is a piece of plastic that, when you blow air into it, will tighten. Almost looks like us at the local pool when we were kids in our float equipment! We’re guessing it’s supposed to make the abs work by… squishing them? We’ll let you and your abs decide.
It might seem pointless, but whatever it did do, people still bought it. And just with any trendy product that didn’t really do anything while also over-committing, sales began to slow down and the product eventually died out. Unfortunately, we still find useless products that make false promises while under-delivering like this out there.
Diagonal Suspension Apparatus
Apparently, back in the day, working out meant laying horizontally and stretching while wearing a suit. Usually lying horizontally means our bodies are getting some rest. Well, it doesn't seem to be the case with this exceptionally strange piece of equipment. We wonder what the point of this was.
It would be a real...stretch...to say we are more than interested in trying it out. Maybe it was meant to keep your bones from shrinking or something just as strange? Whatever it was, we love a good stretch and we also love the rather formal gym attire from back in the day!
Tae Bo
Ever heard of this? Born a few decades ago, Tae Bo is a style of training that combines martial arts and Thai kickboxing. That means high cardio all around! It was developed by Billy Blanks and was all the rage during the 90s. To get a monster workout, this was the one to do!
To be honest, this is one of the less crazy exercise regimes we’ve heard of. Sounds like a great way to get some aggression out of your system while toning your body. Plus, if you were any good, you could be sure that nobody would mess with you cause you definitely could kick some ass.
Treadwheel
Sir William Cubitt developed the exercise equipment which later evolved into the treadmill. Terming it the “treadwheel”, this was actually, initially, a torture device! Basically, it resembles a water wheel, but instead of water powering it, humans would tread on it and cause it to turn.
Rather than just being for physical exertion to improve physical condition, this treadwheel was designed to also power certain machines and devices. It was an intense workout but at least it also had another purpose. Sounds pretty cruel to us. And we joke that treadmills are torture devices these days…
Well, What's This About?
We've all heard of yoga and how it has so many health benefits. So if you still haven't tried it, you're probably on the fence. On the one hand, it would be nice to get a workout and learn to relax, but on the other, this photo isn't exactly inviting.
From the looks of this photo found online, this yoga class looks like we would be joining a soft cult that will make us start chanting and ohming with essential oils while lying on top of a yoga block with our eyes blindfolded. No wonder everyone thinks yoga people are weird!