In this episode, I dive deep into how to evaluate fitness content and influencers, focusing on the importance of quality movement and effective training.
Here’s what you’ll learn:
- The Warrior Queen Olympics
- Why it’s crucial to train your eye to recognise good versus poor movement, both in yourself and on social media.
- Observations on a highly-followed fitness influencer who, despite her large following and success, demonstrates poor movement techniques and ineffective training methods.
- Critique common fitness trends like HIIT and ab-centric workouts, explaining why they may not be sufficient for building strength, improving body composition, or reducing injury risk.
- Key Elements of Good Movement: Technique, Range of Motion, Control and Stability & Flow and Fluidity
- Evaluating the weight being lifted and the intensity of the workouts.
- My personal criteria for accepting health and fitness advice, focusing on the alignment between body composition and effective training practices.
- How the objectified body often overshadows the importance of functional training and proper movement.
- Insights into making informed decisions about your own training and offer guidance on what to look for when assessing fitness coaches and influencers.
I recommend following several leaders in women’s strength training:
Warrior School
https://warriorschool.co/
The 'gram'
https://www.instagram.com/amykatebowe/
Warrior School Prospectus (25-page guide on Warrior School)
https://warriorschool.co/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Warrior-School-Prospectus-1.pdf
