"The Biggest Loser" is known for trainers yelling at fat people. Having teenagers on the show who are trying to lose weight means less yelling … at least at them.
During the first episode, Dolvett was working with the kids outside and they could hear Jillian Michaels yelling in the gym.
Oh, that yelling was really working. Jillian ran the white team, and its members were quitting on her left and right. "Most" of the contestants had thrown up at some point in the opening exercise. One of the white team left before having the chance to get kicked out. After two episodes, Jillian's team had only 2 members while the Red and Blue teams had their original 5 count. Jillian came back for this?
As much yelling as the adults received, the teenagers were treated with kid gloves. The kindest of the three trainers? Jillian Michaels.
"Jillian can relate to us," said Sunny, the 16-year-old girl.
The idea for the teenagers was to get them to move, but in the flashbacks, we see Biingo, the 13-year-old boy, moving on the basketball court. We see that Lindsay, the 13-year-old girl was a cheerleader for two years. She stopped because she was concerned about other girls thinking she was too fat. So those two were already moving.
Late in the second episode, we see Biingo on crutches after fracturing the side of his foot while playing basketball. One of the adult guys on the Blue team was on crutches and one woman on the White team wasn't medically cleared for the football exercise in the second episode. The teenagers should be glad they're too young for the emotional expense heaped on the adults.
Interestingly, Jillian decided to be less of a yeller to help her team. We'll see in the long run whether that will help her team. Maybe the teenagers taught Jillian something.
But what are the teenagers doing on "The Biggest Loser"?
They were mascots in the challenges, hanging in mid-air while adults ran in the ball pit (Episode 1) and cheering on the adults in the football exercise (Episode 2). The kids weren't moving around. Sigh.
Jackson, 21, was not one of the kids even though he is only 5 years older than Sunny. Jackson threw up quite a bit and passed out during the opening exercise and was seen with an oxygen mask on his face. Jackson was yelled at as he was clearly in pain. Since Jackson is an adult, we do get to see how he's doing. Jackson started at 328 pounds, went down to 306 pounds (-22) in the first week and 302 (-4) in the second week.
Each trainer met and talked with the teenagers in the first episode. We saw them do some exercises in the first episode. The kids did a fitness test in the second episode where we saw them perform specific exercises. Well, the two young women did the tasks; Biingo was on the sidelines, except for the sit-ups.
The children were measured against the average of a healthy person their age. The numbers were sad, though Lindsay was encouraged to set goals to improve.
The kids were on camera more as cheerleaders than active participants. And they are a small part of the show. They didn't get yelled at, but they didn't do much.
Not yelling and not forcing them to extreme workouts once they get there: advantage teenagers. The kids got 2 bikes, weights, DVDs and an iPad to communicate with the trainers: advantage teenagers. Not having to be weighed on national TV: advantage teenagers.
But will the kids benefit? We'll see. But they are being treated in the way that the adults also deserve.
Bob Harper gave three pieces of advice to Biingo: cut down on junk food, stay active, and stay positive. Biingo struggled to remember that last one. We could use more of this simple, non-yelling advice on TV. The teenagers may not get the help they need, but they are having an impact on the adults and their weight loss.
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