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Fitness Stuff (for normal people)

Ep // 71 Top-10 Scams in the Fitness Industry EXPLAINED (Part 1)

Fitness Stuff (for normal people)

Tony and Marianna

Health & Fitness

4.9644 Ratings

🗓️ 5 June 2023

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Summary

TODAY your hosts are breaking down five of the top ten scams in the fitness industry, and explaining why they're scams with science. Since they don't like to just point out the problems in this industry, they offer solutions for the problems that these scam products/workouts/diets/etc. try and "fix". Today they cover scams 10-6, and don't miss next week's episode where they finish it off with the top 5.


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Scam 10- (11:32)

Scam 9- (23:46)

Scam 8- (40:49)

Scam 7- (51:00)

Scam 6-(59:44)



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0:00.0

Ready setting?

0:01.0

Let's do it.

0:02.0

What is up, everyone?

0:04.0

And welcome back to the fitness stuff for normal people podcasts.

0:07.0

As always, I'm Tony here with Mariana.

0:09.0

And it's no secret.

0:10.0

This fitness industry, the one we're in right now, it's not the best.

0:15.0

It sucks, right?

0:16.0

Whether it's the corrupt multi-billion dollar supplement in weight loss industry, some of which

0:20.0

we're going to talk about today, or the endless supply of influencers promoting absolutely anything to drive page views.

0:26.4

The bottom line is we're not just trying to provide another fitness podcast, but actually change

0:30.0

the fitness industry for the better.

0:32.4

It all starts with you, right?

0:33.4

Why can't we start making the change?

0:35.0

But we want to do this by providing you with the knowledge and tools to give you the confidence

0:38.0

and finding best possible training, nutrition, and supplementation into your own life.

0:43.5

Where today we are going to be covering part one of a two-part segment of the top 10 scams

0:49.2

in the fitness, health, and supplement industry.

0:52.7

We've talked about certain myths before, but a scam is

0:56.1

defined as simply a dishonest scheme or fraud. A fraud being wrongful or deceitful with intent

1:02.4

to result in financial or personal gain. This industry might be more fraudulent than non-fraudulent.

1:09.5

After reading that, I'm like, that kind of explains the whole thing.

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