🗣 ‘Sometimes, these fitness influencers are not even qualified to be giving out the advice that they do.' Metro talks to fitness experts about the potential dangers of following fitness influencers.
While the concept of fitness influencers isn’t new – with workouts back in the day widely shared on DVD instead of Youtube – social media has turbocharged this genre.
However, just like many other aspects of the internet, social media is a fertile ground for exaggeration, misinformation and distorting the true reality of things. ‘There are two types of fitness influencers,’ says Farren. ‘The first promotes a healthy lifestyle designed to keep you happy and fulfilled by healthily eating whole foods [and] encouraging others to live a balanced life around their work, fitness while having time for family and loved ones.’
‘More often than not, these content creators are extremely lean and eat a very low amount of calories,’ Danny tells Metro.co.uk.
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