I saw the Gravity Transformation 6-week shred program advertised as free, and giving participants access to personalised nutrition and exercise plans based on their goals. No equipment required. Wooh!
But, of course, it was too good to be true.
I attended an online meeting and lots of women in the audience looked like me, middle aged and not super-fit. The "coach" explained that the program could be offered for free because participants would have to provide a review or tag the program in regular social media posts. That seemed to make sense. He also explained that, to get people motivated, they had to pay a deposit of $US200 that would be refunded if they achieved their goal weight/body fat loss. This also seemed to make sense.
So I signed up.
I was told I would get a call to discuss my goals etc, and booked this in. At the allocated time I spoke to Austin, who asked why I wanted to lose weight and said he was into visualisation and manifestation, which was a bit woo-woo, but not a bother. The he started talking about a program that would kick in once the initial 6 weeks was up. Austin said it was "a bit expensive". I let him go on about it for a while, thinking that, at some point, he'd get back to talking about my nutrition and fitness levels. Nope.
When I told him I definitely didn't want any further programs, I just wanted what I'd signed up for, Austin was obviously shitty in response. I checked I would still be getting the coach and nutrition promised, he said, Yeah, sure. Whatever. His interest in me had ended once it was clear he wasn't getting a commission.
The next day, "Coach Red" emailed me the instructions to access the programs, and to sign up to the private FB Accountability group. The videos for both were pretty dated (instructional clips are from NINE YEARS AGO) and lo-fi - nothing like the slick ads getting me to sign up to the program in the first place. Then once I started doing the actual excercises, it became clear that they were designed, not for middle-aged women being targeted by much of the advertising, but for already strong, fit MEN. Lots of full-on, high impact upper-body stuff. Most of it requiring specialised equipment. I could see that there were people asking about this on the FB group, and was delighted when someone recommended more appropriate - and MUCH more recently and attractively produced, videos.
I know a fair bit about nutrition, and the basics for the eating plans seem pretty sound. The focus on vegetables and protein is excellent, and I'm sure lots of people with high-processed food diets would benefit enormously from this alone. The fact there's a difference week-to week to ensure effective weight loss looks good (probably designed by body builders) But the programs are DEFINITELY not personalised, and, as I say, are nearly ten years old.
The FB group is lovely, but, obviously, not the result of anything Gravity Transformation does. It makes me sad so many of these people, looking for an opportunity to improve themselves, have been tricked into paying for a lie. I hope they, like I, avoided the scammy upsell from Austin - who, after a little bit of research, I have found the following info (from GT themselves): "The program is non-cancellable once started, except in cases of death or permanent disability supported by a doctors note" (from complaints about GT on the Better Business Bureau) Like, WTAF??? How is that even LEGAL??
So, I'm going to tag the hell out of GT, to make sure people know what they're up to. And I'm going to lose the weight I signed up for. But that's because of me, not GT.
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