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A harder or a smarter workout? |
Perfect beach body by July! a women’s
weekly recently blared as I awaited checkout at my local supermarket.
Curious, I thumbed through to the article.
Nothing new: Its celebrity-coddled author trotted out several over-worn
nutrition and fitness clichés that should have become permanently retired
around, oh, 1994.
These myths didn’t work then, they don’t
work now, yet every year I see women’s magazines, social media pages, and
so-called health gurus promoting these refuse-to-die nonsensical ideas.
As a personal trainer for two decades,
I’ve watched fads come and go. While most become debunked and disappear, a few stubbornly
stick around. Let’s look at five refuse-to-die myths, coupled with smart
alternatives that really do work.