“Thighmaster”的意思、由来-开放百科全书

The Thighmaster is an exercise product designed to shape one's thighs.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] The device is basically two pieces of metal tube bent in a loop and connected with a hinge. The intended use is to put the Thighmaster between the knees and squeeze them together.^[5] This exercises the hip adductors. The simple mechanism allows exercising any suitable muscle where a small angle can be created to press it, for example the biceps (elbow flexion) or the hamstrings (knee flexion).^[6]

As with most fitness products marketed to homes, advertisements often emphasized that the Thighmaster could be used while doing something else. The infomercials featured people watching television and exercising with the Thighmaster at the same time. It was mainly advertised in the 1990s by the actress Suzanne Somers.^[6]^[7]^[8]

The Thighmaster was marketed by Joshua Reynolds, who also made a great deal of money with his version of the Mood ring. Reynolds is an heir to the fortune of R. J. Reynolds, founder of R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company.^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12]^[13]

References

1. ^{{cite web|last=Berkman |first=Meredith |url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,310579,00.html |title=Suzanne Somers and the ThighMaster |publisher=EW.com |date=1992-05-22 |accessdate=2015-02-26}}
2. ^{{cite news|title= Time for a Fitness Pyramid?; After Thigh Master, a Stream of Fitness Gadgets|publisher= The New York Times|date=1995-03-29|url= https://www.nytimes.com/1995/03/29/garden/time-for-a-fitness-pyramid-after-thigh-master-a-stream-of-fitness-gadgets.html?pagewanted=all|accessdate=2010-12-22|first=Molly|last=O'Neill}}
3. ^{{cite news|title= A Meeting Of Behinds With A Thigh Master|publisher= Sun Sentinel|date=|url= http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1995-03-08/lifestyle/9503070465_1_workout-fitness-buns|accessdate=2010-12-22}}
4. ^{{cite news|title= Advice on fitness gadgets: try to exercise restraint fitness experts aren't impressed by most of those items you see advertised on tv - except the butt master.|publisher= Orlando Sentinel|date=|url= http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1996-01-26/lifestyle/9601240640_1_exercise-physiologist-lisa-richardson-thigh-master|accessdate=2010-12-22}}
5. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.shape.com/fitness/gear/do-seen-tv-fitness-products-work |title=Suzanne Somers' Thigh Master - As Seen On TV Fitness Products: Do They Work? | Shape Magazine |publisher=Shape.com |date=2012-10-28 |accessdate=2018-10-27 }}
6. ^¹{{cite news|title= Working out old school: Is it time to pull out the ThighMaster?|publisher= The Los Angeles Times|date=2009-01-05|url= http://articles.latimes.com/2009/jan/05/health/he-retro5|accessdate=2010-12-21|first=Whitney|last=Friedlander}}
7. ^{{cite web|author= |url=http://jezebel.com/the-newest-thighmaster-vibrates-is-finally-useful-1699961029 |title=The Newest ThighMaster Vibrates, Is Finally Useful |publisher=Jezebel.com |date= |accessdate=2015-10-22}}
8. ^{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/04/17/suzanne-somers-thighmaster_n_7086648.html |title=Suzanne Somers Says Her Vibrating ThighMaster 'Makes Sex More Enjoyable' |publisher=Huffingtonpost.com |date=2015-04-17 |accessdate=2015-10-22}}
9. ^{{cite web|author= |url=http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1993-03-17/lifestyle/9303150395_1_suzanne-somers-dennis-weaver-thighmaster |title=Inventor Of The Thighmaster Stays On The Ball - tribunedigital-orlandosentinel |publisher=Articles.orlandosentinel.com |date=1993-03-17 |accessdate=2015-10-22}}
10. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.ocregister.com/articles/bieler-540242-thighmaster-says.html |title=O.C. inventor squeezed ThighMaster into American culture |publisher=Ocregister.com |accessdate=2015-10-22}}
11. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/pictures/ekij45h/thigh-master/ |title=Thigh Master - In Photos: 10 Corny But Effective Cable TV Ads |publisher=Forbes |date=1970-01-01 |accessdate=2015-10-22}}
12. ^{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=A479XLrmk54C&pg=PT41&lpg=PT41&dq=joshua+reynolds+thighmaster&source=bl&ots=9xQU8KSXJT&sig=kFQ1YbyGgqycXGjLH1M9F80hb1M&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CB8Q6AEwADgKahUKEwik2NyXw9XIAhUGTBQKHVPZCAU#v=onepage&q=joshua%20reynolds%20thighmaster&f=false |title=The Indispensable Book of Useless Information: Just When You Thought It ... - Don Voorhees |publisher=Books.google.co.uk |date= |accessdate=2015-10-22}}
13. ^{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.advancedphysicalmedicine.org/blog/2013/02/18/debunking-4-popular-exercise-fads/ |title=Debunking 4 Popular Exercise Fads – Advanced Physical Medicine |publisher=Advancedphysicalmedicine.org |date=2013-02-18 |accessdate=2015-10-22}}