Khloe Kardashian's' Revenge Body' Has Some Health Experts Concerned
Khloe Kardashian’s new reality show is causing drama — and it hasn’t even hit the air yet.
Revenge Body With Khloe Kardashian premieres Jan. 12 on E! and some health experts are wagging their thumbs at the series for promoting weight loss as a kind of “ultimate revenge” and potentially featuring quick-fix intense workouts that may not yield long-term outcomes.
This revenge body, who is it for? ” Kardashian asks contestants in a promo for the series. My ex-fiance, one voice answers. My mom, another tells. Advertisements for the series indicate a sultry Kardashian posing next to the slogan Want Revenge?
Dietician, health and body positivity coach Rebecca Clyde of Nourish Nutrition posted on her Facebook page that the idea to package a 100% appearance based program in a pretty& positive bow is horrifying. Getting back at your ex with a revenge body is not empowering , nor is it body positive. It cant be, it is the antithesis.
#RevengeBody strengthens the message that one must be thin to be happy. Based off the promo, it has nothing to do with #bodypositivity. #smh
— Elizabeth M (@ yupitsElizabeth) December 24, 2016
So #revengebody would be to keep the body you have now& tell the haters/ bullies to go shove it … @khloekardashian help me understand you?
— Melody Lucas (@ MissMelodyLucas) December 20, 2016
But Lacey Stone, a trainer who appears on Revenge Body, told FOX4 11 that the show isn’t really about losing weight to get revenge — that’s only a catchy title.
Yes, the title is retaliation, but its not about that, ” she insisted. “This is a transformation show … and it constructs me upset that people who dont know what the show is about have these opinions.”
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Stone said there is a person-to-person aspect to each weight-loss narrative, which is where the “Revenge” comes into play.
Khloe Kardashian is seen in a promotional image for “Revenge Body.” ( Nicole Weingart/ E! Entertainment)
“Theres someone in every one of these people lives who told them theyre not enough. Thats what this show is about, Stone said.
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But even if “Revenge Body” is a misnomer, some experts fret the way Kardashian is help contestants lose weight won’t prove to be healthy.
Trainer to celebs such as Rihanna and Alicia Keys, Ary Nunez says unless Kardashian’s show includes a mental-health component the contestants’ weight-loss isn’t likely to stick.
The founder ArysAmerica told even people who lose a great deal of weight can gain it back if theyre not getting to the root of their weight gain.
Gerard Burley, aka Coach G of Coach G fitness in Washington D.C ., says there’s also a risk of injury with these types of Tv reveals.
These are Tv workouts. If youre Jane Doe at home, merely get off your sofa or up from your desk after several years, you cant start at a level 10. You can get injured. And that they are able define you back mentally and physically, Burley told us.
Burley, for one, doesn’t take issue with the show’s title.
…In the breakup[ people] tend to regain their power and start focusing on themselves, their health and wellness. Its like a life-revenge, he said.
E! did not return FOX4 11 ‘s requests for commentary.
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