1995: Seven Reasons Your Favorite Fitness Influencer is Unhealthy
Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth
Sal Di Stefano, Adam Schafer, Justin Andrews, Doug Egge
4.8 • 11.8K Ratings
🗓️ 23 January 2023
⏱️ 45 minutes
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Summary
In this episode Sal, Adam & Justin cover seven less than ideal traits many fitness influences possess.
- The origins of body dysmorphia in the fitness space. (3:09)
- Hacking the game through social media. (5:44)
- 7 Reasons Your Favorite Fitness Influencer is Unhealthy.
- #1 - They have an eating disorder. (9:02)
- #2 – They abuse exercise. (15:51)
- #3 - They are narcissists. (21:01)
- #4 – They are body obsessed. (25:51)
- #5 - They have substance abuse issues. (30:31)
- #6 – They aren’t authentic. (33:22)
- #7 - They aren’t fitness/health experts. (40:14)
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People Mentioned
- Joe DeFranco (@defrancosgym) Instagram
- Bret Contreras PhD (@bretcontreras1) Instagram
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| 0:09.0 | Salda Stefano, Adam Schaefer, and Justin Andrews. |
| 0:13.0 | You just found the world's number one fitness health and entertainment podcast. |
| 0:17.0 | This is Mind Pump, right? |
| 0:18.0 | In today's episode, we talk about why your favorite fitness influencer is unhealthy. |
| 0:23.0 | They're just unhealthy. |
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