For decades, many Americans have been obsessed with the idea of getting the perfect body. Each year, people strive to make themselves look like models and actors, or just to get in better shape.
Catering to these aspirations, new companies regularly come along promising the secret solution to getting in better shape without having to work out as much or strain as hard. Whether it is a new workout plan or a revolutionary piece of equipment, people are always willing to try out new fitness fads, hoping that they will provide the desired results.
24/7 Tempo reviewed fitness magazines, newspaper articles, and online publications to determine the exercise fad every year since 1956.
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