How to avoid being cheated in women’s fitness

The core logic of avoiding pitfalls is very simple. All products, courses, and services that use the filters of "female-only", "beautiful while lying down," and "7-day partial slimming" filters, press the hand that pays for it and calm down for three minutes. Any promise that violates the basic exercise rules of "fat loss through caloric difference, and muscle gain against resistance" are all pitfalls.

A while ago, I accompanied my cousin who just graduated from school to a gym near my home for consultation. As soon as she entered the door, the personal trainer pulled her and looked her up and down. He opened her mouth and said, "Your fake hip width is too serious. Wearing pants will make your legs look shorter. In the future, I will be prone to backache and leakage when I am pregnant. I There is a special pelvic correction class for women, and 20 classes will guarantee that your fake crotch width will disappear." He opened his mouth and quoted a price of 18,000, which scared his cousin and wanted to pay for it on the spot. She had just viewed more than ten short videos about "fake crotch width ruining everything" a while ago, and she was extremely anxious. I pulled her and asked her a few more questions. The personal trainer couldn't even tell the difference between hip bone structure and fat distribution. He could even tell such nonsense as "the bone seam will be narrowed by two centimeters after correction." It was clear that he was cutting anxious leeks.

When it comes to this, some people will definitely say, are personal trainers all scams? Not really. I have been practicing by myself for four years. In the first two years, I injured my back by practicing blindly. Then I found a personal trainer who had a background in bodybuilding competitions. He spent forty minutes in the first class to test my joint mobility and core strength. Even the old injury of my tailbone when I fell while skiing in college could be seen in my posture. All subsequent plans were made to avoid my old injury. After three months of training, not only did my waist not hurt, but my deadlift weight also increased by twenty kilograms. This kind of personal trainer is well worth the money spent. The key is that you don’t panic as soon as you are told that you have a problem. No matter if the other person says that you have an anterior pelvic tilt, rounded shoulders or a hunchback, you should first search for relevant popular science. If you really feel unwell, go to the hospital to see a rehabilitation department first. Don’t pay for medical treatment at the gym.

Another pitfall that many people get into is getting a membership card. I used to open a celebrity gym downstairs in my company. The decoration was all pink and white. It was advertised as a "female-only fitness space" and offered free classes that women like like Pilates and belly dancing. The annual membership fee was more than 5,000, which was almost twice as expensive as the surrounding gyms. I was almost moved at the time. Fortunately, I asked about the class schedule and sent it. Now all the free classes are scheduled from 2 to 4 pm on weekdays. We working from 9 to 6 can't catch up. All evening classes have to be paid separately. I finally applied for a weekly card for 99 yuan to try out. As expected, the store ran away less than half a year after it opened. Many sisters who had applied for the card for three years held up banners to defend their rights but could not find anyone.

There are also those pink and tender "female-specific supplements" that are even more funny, such as women-specific protein powder and women-specific L-glutamine. To put it bluntly, they are ordinary supplements with pink packaging. The protein content is lower than ordinary supplements, and the price is almost twice as expensive. They are euphemistically called "won't build muscle." In fact, it is ten times more difficult for women to build muscle than for men. Your training volume is not enough to worry about building muscle. You are purely paying for the packaging.

In the past few years, I have seen too many girls spend tens of thousands on personal training classes, slimming devices, and various exclusive supplements. In the end, they had no effect. Instead, they lost their hair because they were too anxious to eat. In fact, there are really not so many gender-specific ways to do fitness. Just like eating and drinking, if you move, consume enough, and have the right posture, changes will naturally occur. Those good things that allow you to lose weight and become more beautiful while lying down comfortably, there is no need for salesmen to chase after you to sell, they have already taken over the head, right?