18/05/2026
Things I was more people knew about Health & Fitness.
The online health & wellness space can be an absolute riot at times.
These are some honest beliefs of mine that are more helpful than most of the stuff you’ll see online today...
👉🏼 You don't have to be a 'fitness' person to exercise.
It's fine to take your fitness very seriously.
But it's also fine to go to the gym without it being your whole life and personality.
👉🏼 More doesn't always equal better.
Doing more workouts doesn't guarantee better results. Quality & recovery matters.
👉🏼 Trying to 'optimise' can do more harm than good.
You don't need the 'perfect' anything, you just need something you can stick to that works.
👉🏼 Most fitness advice online confuses people.
Extreme claims, conflicting opinions, pitting stuff as 'good or bad' or 'this or that' like there's only one way to do something.
👉🏼 The supplement and wellness industry profit off your insecurities.
The amount of stuff aimed at women in particular is shocking.
Some supplements work, but most are unnecessary.
👉🏼 Influencers & Celebrities are ripping you off.
Sorry if that sounds harsh but I wish more people realised this and stopped listening to them.
They get paid to promote products. They're making money off you & couldn't give a f*ck whether the products actually work or not.
👉🏼 Sleep more and drink less alcohol.
I guarantee you'd feel 10 times better from doing this than from buying fancy supplements, getting b12 injections or jumping on the latest diet trend.
👉🏼 Ignore calories burned on fitness watches & cardio machines.
They're not accurate.
👉🏼 Lift weights to get stronger, do cardio to get fitter, do neither to burn calories.
If you're concerned about calories focus on your diet.
👉🏼 1200 calories is NOT a lot of food!
If you think you'd struggle to eat more than that, in most cases you are & you just don't realise.
Your calorie target should be based on your goals, bodyweight and activity levels (step count), unless you're very small and inactive your calorie target shouldn't be anywhere near 1200.