Shake Weight

Apparently anyone who is anyone – from John Barrowman to  Carol McGriffin – is using the Shake Weight! In fact it has come in for some ridicule for being sexually suggestive... I must admit that passed me by!

The Shake Weight is billed as a revolutionary way to shape and tone arms and work out your upper body in just six minutes a day! Well, even I can manage that short time. In fact I love products that promise you results within a certain time frame. Six minutes - a piece of cake. Don't be fooled – after your allotted time with the Shake Weight you really will feel that you have been working those arms.

Apparently the technology of the design means that it creates 240 muscle contractions per minute and is 300 per cent more effective than traditional weights. Whether this is true or not, few of us have traditional weights to hand so anything that helps us exercise more is a bonus.

So how does the Shake Weight shape up? Well exercise alone won't achieve the body beautiful. You have to combine this with a healthy eating programme. If you can't get to a gym why not try it? Whatever its detractors say, Dr Lee Berk, Californian scientist, has released his research showing that the effects of laughter mirrored those of repetitive exercise. So if using the Shake Weight makes you laugh - double benefits!

The Shake Weight comes with a DVD to demonstrate the most effective ways of using it to exercise.

Shake Weight is available to buy from Amazon.