Is THIS a joke?

The Ultimate Thigh Blaster (That You Can Do Right Now in Your Office)

Need some help in the thigh department. No ThighMasters required. You can do this easy thigh-slimming move right in your office or at home. Here's how...

Here's a move that you can do right in your office to slim your thighs--and it's such a cinch.

All you need is a sturdy (and full, so there's no slippage) medium-size box or step stool that can support your weight (be sure it's not wobbly; you don't want to get hurt!).

Here's the how to, courtesy of the fitnessy gals over at Shape:
*Stand with right foot on top of a bench or step and left foot on the floor beside it, hands on hips.

*Then, push off right foot and hop to the right, landing with left foot on top of bench and right foot on the floor.

*Hop back to the other side. Continue moving from side to side for 30 seconds.

Easy, right? I'm totally doing this move--like right now.

I found this online at a magazine I regularly got to for fitness tips. But this just seems beyond ridiculous. Are they seriously suggesting that this is a move that can be done at work and not in a gym? How exactly do they think that the average American woman has room in her cubicle to maneuver this move. Or a box that will sustain any person over the age of 2's weight? I mean really, that is your suggestion to replace to bench pictured? A BOX? This all just sounds like a workers comp lawsuit to me.

I think what makes me the most mad, is they are taking a real fitness suggestion from another source and trying to manipulate it so that they can claim it as something new. It's not new, its not original to you. And quite frankly you have made this dangerous. What kind of health and fitness professional are you?