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2009 9:46pm  You've seen the workout program ads: in between
shots of glistening, contracting abdominals and hyper smiling
people who only sweat in socially acceptable places - your amped
up cleavage if you are a woman, your shaved pecs if you are a
man - comes the promise. What, you ask, can a DVD
workout/exercise book/smiling B-list celeb promise me when it
comes to cardio other than a perfect body, chiclet teeth and a
spray tan so authentic that real sunshine is jealous? Why, the
promise of amazing ultra-high superbad caloric burn of course!
I was reminded of this the other day as the Gym Buddies and I
were sweating away on the elliptical machines (not our go-to
workout but they were refinishing all the floors in the studios
so it's what we were left with) and one of those ubiquitous
exercise program infomercials came on. While we were giggling
about watching people on TV exercise w