CLEVELAND — Eating, drinking and stressing.
They're the "other" holy trinity of the holidays -- but you'll need more than faith to fix the consequences.
Lajuan Flores, Danita Wilson and Larry Seman wanted to find something less taxing than running laps around the track or lifting weights to shed the pounds they gained back in December.
Seman, a runner who admits his legs are pretty beat up, says "I'm always looking for something that avoids injuries."
So they all agreed to test three popular fitness gadgets we found on Amazon.
First up... The $138 multi-use Hurtle Fitness Vibration Platform for strengthening and building muscle.
"It's shaking up some things," Wilson says. "But as far as will it really work for me? I don't know."
They also tried the $30 UB Toner for upper body fitness. Our testers felt it was similar to the Thighmaster, but for arms.
The third item was challenging for all. The $40 Sports Hoop for burning fat and slimming your waist.
Everyone agreed the UB Toner was tops for their upper body.
"As soon as I started using it, honestly, I feel it!" Wilson says. "If I could use this and get similar results, I would use this instead of free weights."
That wasn't the case for the vibration platform.
"I feel like someone's shaking my lower body," Flores says. "But not enough to actually burn any calories."
Seman said it shook him a little too much.
"I don't feel comfortable with that kind of vibration around my hips," he said.
Wilson was the loner who liked the shake, rattle and roll.
"It's working all of what it needs to work right up in here."
Although she said she'd be nervous using the accompanying resistance bands alone "because I might fall and can't get up."
As for the Sports Hoop... well... if our testers were better hula hoopers it might have worked. While the hoop is supposed to be weighted, they didn't really feel it.
"It really feels like a traditional child hula hoop," Flores says. "So I don't know that this is much of a workout."
Wilson was the only one who could get her groove on.
Now if none of these gadgets have you wanting to break a sweat, remember this: You have less than 130 days to get that beach-ready bod.