{"id":19313,"date":"2025-01-03T15:00:08","date_gmt":"2025-01-03T16:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=19313"},"modified":"2025-01-03T16:24:52","modified_gmt":"2025-01-03T16:24:52","slug":"the-fitness-trends-that-experts-hate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=19313","title":{"rendered":"The Fitness Trends That Experts Hate"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><\/div>\n<p id=\"article-summary\" class=\"css-79rysd e1wiw3jv0\">If you want to get fitter this year, here\u2019s what to focus on instead.<\/p>\n<section class=\"meteredContent css-1r7ky0e\">\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\" data-testid=\"companionColumn-0\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Fitness advice on social media can be littered with <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/05\/10\/well\/move\/fitness-influencers.html\" title>misinformation and impossible promises<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">No single exercise can give you a six pack, and just because someone has a large following doesn\u2019t mean they\u2019re qualified to give fitness guidance, said Dr. Amy Comander, the director of the lifestyle medicine program at Massachusetts General Hospital.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">If you are <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/01\/01\/well\/move\/fitness-new-years-resolutions.html\" title>setting a fitness goal<\/a> this year, it\u2019s wise to to steer clear of any fitness plan that promises a quick and easy fix. If something sounds too good to be true, it probably is. Focus on <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/12\/27\/well\/move\/best-workouts-fitness-2025.html\" title>finding movements you enjoy<\/a> and building a regular habit, rather than the latest miracle workout.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">I asked dozens of experts about the fitness trends that irk them the most, and what they recommend doing instead.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"css-1u37br4 eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-43ea37b\">Skip the \u201875 hard\u2019 challenge.<\/h2>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The viral challenge \u201c<a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/03\/12\/well\/move\/fitness-challenge-workout-diet-tiktok.html\" title>75 Hard<\/a>\u201d took hold last year. The key to mental and physical toughness, its proponents claimed, <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/02\/17\/health\/andy-frisella-youtube-75-hard-program.html\" title>was following a set of daily rules<\/a> for 75 days: Work out twice for 45 minutes, maintain a strict diet, drink a gallon of water and read at least 10 pages of nonfiction, among other things.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"Dropzone-1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\" data-testid=\"companionColumn-1\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">While the idea of transforming yourself in 75 days might sound appealing, the challenge is \u201cextremely unsustainable,\u201d said Victoria Sekely, a physical therapist in New Jersey and the founder of Train Smart Run Strong, a running and strength coaching program. \u201cIt is quite possibly the worst way to set good habits.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Exercising twice a day, especially if you are new to working out, \u201cis a good way to injure yourself and to create completely unrealistic expectations around exercise,\u201d she added. <\/p>\n<div class=\"css-1336jj\">\n<div class=\"css-121kum4\">\n<div class=\"css-171d1bw\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-asuuk5\">\n<div class=\"css-7axq9l\" data-testid=\"optimistic-truncator-noscript\">\n<div data-testid=\"optimistic-truncator-noscript-message\" class=\"css-6yo1no\">\n<p class=\"css-3kpklk\">We are having trouble retrieving the article content.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-3kpklk\">Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-1dv1kvn\" id=\"optimistic-truncator-a11y\">\n<hr \/>\n<p>Thank you for your patience while we verify access. 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If something sounds too good to be true, it probably is. Focus on finding movements you enjoy and building a regular habit, rather than the latest miracle workout.I asked dozens of experts about the fitness trends that irk them the most, and what they recommend doing instead.Skip the \u201875 hard\u2019 challenge.The viral challenge \u201c75 Hard\u201d took hold last year. The key to mental and physical toughness, its proponents claimed, was following a set of daily rules for 75 days: Work out twice for 45 minutes, maintain a strict diet, drink a gallon of water and read at least 10 pages of nonfiction, among other things.While the idea of transforming yourself in 75 days might sound appealing, the challenge is \u201cextremely unsustainable,\u201d said Victoria Sekely, a physical therapist in New Jersey and the founder of Train Smart Run Strong, a running and strength coaching program. \u201cIt is quite possibly the worst way to set good habits.\u201dExercising twice a day, especially if you are new to working out, \u201cis a good way to injure yourself and to create completely unrealistic expectations around exercise,\u201d she added. We are having trouble retrieving the article content.Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings.Thank you for your patience while we verify access. 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