It may be called the rack, but it's really quite gentle
Try a few weight-loss regimes -- even Gyrotonics can shed a few pounds
Sarah Petrescu, Canwest News Service
Published: Thursday, February 14, 2008
Lana Wilkie has me hooked up like a garment rack. Six plugs along my waist, midriff and hips jolt 400hz faradic waves into my muscles, while a Chi-machine swings my legs back and forth.
"It's equivalent to a one-hour brisk walk garment rackand 200 sit-ups," says Wilkie, zapping me again. It feels painless, but strange -- like a deep laugh.
Statistics say most people who make a resolution to get fit abandon plans quickly. Experts advise trying out a few new workout regimes because, even if you don't stick with them, you'll at least get yourself in the mindset of a healthy garmentrack.
So, I start with Wilkie and the Eurowave inch-loss system, which guarantees I'll lose one to three inches in the first 20-minute session or my $10 trial is free.
"It's very rare that someone doesn't see any change garmentrack," Wilkie says, measuring me. Half-an-inch tighter on the middle and hips.
The electro-muscle stimulation is one of the most popular services at Esteem Treatments Wellness Spa in Victoria, along with the MPower Vertical Vibration machine. Both machines work the body's core strength muscles garment rack, speed up weight-loss and curb cellulite.
"This isn't quick-fix weight loss," Wilkie says. "It's muscle stimulation ... We get elderly people who can't hold themselves up straight and we get skinny young girls who want to give their bums a garment rack."
