Guest guest Posted May 17, 2002 Report Share Posted May 17, 2002 This could be seen as an extension from Dr Siff's Fitness Testing Paradox. Every gym has a pair of weighing scales and generally most individuals seem to use these scales religiously (and some fitness instructors rely on these as a measure of how effective their training programmes are). Why? One of the most extreme examples is an individual weighing themselves before and after they work out in the hope that they have lost some fat! It happens. Weighing scales tell you very little about ones body composition so why use them so ritually everyday - have I lost some weight yet? In fact, I believe it is an over emphasised measure fuelled by the dogma resulting in `crazy diets' and `mad training programmes' which usually lead to either a deterioration in performance or illness (overtraining) / lack of adherence. Additionally it seems that great emphasis is placed on these 'magic training programmes' as well. Shouldn't fitness instructors set more realistic goals? Yes this training programme will help but you can do other things outside of the gym to help yourself - take the stairs, carry the shopping, walk to work, change ones eating habits etc. I welcome further thoughts and opinions Carruthers Wakefield UK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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