Kai Hibbard speaking out against The Biggest Loser

So a little less then a week ago former Biggest Loser contestant and runner up Kai Hibbard spoke out against the show The Biggest Loser. Now if you have been following my blog for even a little bit of time you probably know that I am not a fan of the Biggest Loser and think that what they do as inspirational as it is it is at the same time terrible. In the following video Kai Hibbard brought to light what many of us in the fitness industry already know. Things like having them eat next to nothing, that they are getting a poor body image, that they were encouraged to dehydrate faster then many wrestlers and mma competitors, getting eating disorders, encouraging unrealistic expectations for viewers (10+ lbs per week!?!?), that they were put into dangerous situations etc. Here just watch the video for yourself.

Now when I first watched the video I applauded her for standing up to the dangerous ways of the Biggest Loser and the things they promote.

And then I learned the whole truth..

You see as dangerous as the trainers on the Biggest Loser are the one good thing that comes out from them is that there is no magic pill. Well with the exception of their shameless ads. When I did a little digging to see why she would suddenly come out against them I discovered that she has become a paid spokesperson for the Livea weight loss supplement company which she was promoting on her blog and if I am not mistaken she is promoting her diet book.

So basically it was a publicity stunt.

Does she still believe in hard training and sound nutrition? I don’t know. I have been denied access to her blog but one thing is for sure and that is she did in fact have a vested interest.

So what do you think of this whole thing?

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