Let me preface this blog post by saying: 1. I am a Christian, 2. I take my relationship with the Lord very seriously, and 3. I abhor those who use your relationship with the Lord to sell their stuff.......... for only two payments of only $39.95! Okay, let me explain myself. I was watching TV one Saturday morning, when what to my wondering eyes should appear? The hokiest commercial I have ever seen. "Body Gospel".....Beachbody's latest offering to those who won't do "P90X" or "Insanity" because it's perhaps too "worldly". Hey, do you have a relationship with Jesus? Do you want to be skinny? Are you willing to pay? Well, we have the program for you! I wonder how the marketing pitch in the conference room went? So, we need to have lots of clouds, perhaps a shot of her with her arms stretched out to the sky as if getting a divine word from God; don't forget about the "rays of light" coming down and shining on her for effect. Really? Wow. Her bio on the website says "Donna Richardson Joyner has starred in award-winning workouts, including the Buns of Steel™ and Sweating in the Spirit series. " Really, from Buns of Steel to Body Gospel?? Ok, maybe I'm taking the making fun of this to an extreme, but really? I mean, their tag line when the website first comes up is this:
Body Gospel®: Have faith in your weight loss success.
At last, you can combine the power of your faith with your desire to lose weight and get fit. Body Gospel is a first-of-its-kind program that includes workouts set to inspirational gospel music, breakthrough new resistance bands, and a complete nutrition plan created by fitness icon Donna Richardson Joyner.
She shows you how to combine this effective program with your faith in God to transform your body and your life. With glorious music guaranteed to get you moving, every workout is a “party with a purpose,” and the results will amaze you.
If you believe, you will succeed!
I wonder if the resistance bands are called.............resist evil bands, or resisting the devil bands. This is almost too easy to make fun of!!
Well, if you want to see said product/marketing material...........here it is:
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