Ever wanted to lose 10 pounds and thought: "Hey, this would be soooo much easier if a hot bro was insulting me every time I did something unhealthy"? Well luckily, a new Japanese app[1] will provide this super-helpful service right on your mobile device!
The app, which will be released this month, is based on of a weight loss app for men called Nenshou![2] In the original version, pretty anime ladies support users[3] as they try to lose weight, offering words of encouragement and compliments.
But Nenshou! For Girls takes a different approach. According to Cara Clegg at RocketNews24, the female version of the app, which focuses on ab workouts and arm toning, opts for insults over compliments:
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In “Nenshou! For Girls” three gorgeous guys will give you the old carrot-and-stick treatment to encourage you on your weight loss journey. While you exercise, you can also enjoy a burgeoning relationship with one of the cast of ikemen (hot guys) who has been so romantically insulting you.
Because nothing makes you want to stick to a healthy diet and exercise regimen more than being berated by a cartoon man you're "dating," right? The whole premise of the app is suspect considering that research has shown that fat-shaming is a totally ineffective weight loss "tool"[6] and can actually make people gain weight. "I don't know, the world is so wack," wrote Jezebel's Laura Beck in reaction to Nenshou! For Girls[7] . We concur.
Also on HuffPost:
References
- ^ a new Japanese app (jezebel.com)
- ^ Nenshou! (play.google.com)
- ^ pretty anime ladies support users (en.rocketnews24.com)
- ^ Nenshou! For Girls (en.rocketnews24.com)
- ^ Cara Clegg (en.rocketnews24.com)
- ^ fat-shaming is a totally ineffective weight loss "tool" (www.huffingtonpost.com)
- ^ in reaction to Nenshou! For Girls (jezebel.com)
- ^ Jezebel (jezebel.com)
- ^ Send us a tip (www.huffingtonpost.com)
- ^ Send us a photo or video (www.huffingtonpost.com)
- ^ Suggest a correction (www.huffingtonpost.com)
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