Nir And Far: Business, Behaviour and the Brain

Listening to Fitness Gurus is Making You Fat - Nir And Far

Feb 19, 2024

10:40

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Nir And Far discusses the pitfalls of following fitness gurus for quick fixes. They emphasize the importance of basic health principles, exercise consistency, and motivation techniques. The podcast explores combining rewards with fitness to increase motivation and shares personal tactics for accountability.

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Quick takeaways

Focus on basic principles of health: eat whole foods, exercise moderately, drink little, and don't smoke.

To motivate exercise, prioritize consistency over intensity and use techniques like temptation bundling and pre-commitment with a friend.

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Listening to fitness gurus is often a distraction

Listening to fitness gurus and seeking magic solutions for exercise and healthy eating is often a distraction from the basic principles of living healthily. Fitness influencers promote their supplement packages, extreme diets, and cold plunge practices, but they fail to emphasize the simple truth: eat whole foods, exercise moderately but frequently, drink very little, if at all, and don't smoke. These basic principles are well-known, and until we implement them, we are wasting time and money on other solutions.

Introduction

2min

The Deception of Fitness Gurus: Distractions and Lack of Quality Studies

4min

Exercise Consistency and Motivation Techniques

3min

Effective Techniques for Fitness Motivation

2min

You could feel the excitement buzzing through the WhatsApp channel. An A-list fitness guru reportedly spending millions of dollars yearly to reverse aging was in town to hold an in-person workout.

Without hesitating, I signed up. I was interested in seeing Mr. Guru in action and eager to be inspired by his approach.

You can read the Nir And Far blog post on: Listening to Fitness Gurus is Making You Fat https://www.nirandfar.com/fitness-guru-myth/

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