Buy Walking VideosThe Wedding Workout
Something about this DVD bothers me: Women’s Health: The Wedding Workout (2006). Wedding workout? Really? Is it any different than a general workout? What could be physically grueling about your wedding that would make you need a wedding workout to prepare for it? It all smacks of profiteering to me.
I’ve been disgusted with the wedding industry lately. I talked about it over on my personal blog back in November of last year:
I thought it was just Utah, you know? I thought that all those billboards all over the city telling people to spend a boatload of money on their wedding was a Utah thing.
Apparently not.
According to One Perfect Day by Rebecca Mead, the wedding industry has grown to be a 161 Billion dollar industry.
It looks like Women’s Health is trying to profit from that 161 Billion dollar industry. Wasn’t the multi-billion dollar weight loss industry enough for you? Is this a trend that I haven’t noticed or one that is just starting? Whatever it is, don’t get sucked into the hype.
A wedding is just ONE day and a perfect wedding is no indicator of a happy life. Instead of starving yourself to fit into that expensive dress, you’re better off saving the money for a down payment on a house. Don’t let them tell you any different.
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March 4th, 2008 at 10:35 pm
I think they use wedding as a code word for fast results or at least brides will think that
March 5th, 2008 at 5:12 am
Typical companies jumping on the wedding band wagon. Here in the U.K. you only have to mention the word wedding and you can see the vendors eyes just light up as they start calculating the huge profits they can make on a wedding version of their product.
March 17th, 2008 at 5:36 pm
A wedding workout is rather pointless…the implication is that once a woman is married she can just sit back and pack on the blubber.