Welcome to Skeptical Fitness, where we use science and skepticism to cut through the noise and misinformation in the fitness industry and promote rationality and evidence-based fitness. Here you will find our blog posts on topics such as exercise science, nutrition, recovery, motivation and more.
Are you struggling to keep up with your New Year's resolutions? You're not alone. Many people rely solely on willpower and determination to achieve their goals, but this approach may not be enough to see long-lasting change.
Choosing exercises for your workout routine can be daunting, but it doesn’t need to be. If you find an exercise that ticks most of these boxes, you’re on the right track to making the most of your workout.
Today we’ll take a look at why rest days are so important, as well as giving you some actionable tips on maximising your rest.
It's very tempting to try get the results you want as quickly as possible, and many fad diets claim to be able to help you drop weight in record time and transform your body. The reality is that dieting isn’t a sprint, it’s a marathon
We’re back with another guide to yet another thing the fitness industry loves to over-complicate: fitness supplements. Find out what are they, if they work and which ones are best suited for your goals.
The most popular fitness myths, debunked! Updated each time a new article is posted on my Skeptical Fitness Facebook Page
It can be easy to think about our view of the world as accurate; what you see is what you get, but the truth is we don’t view the world objectively, we have numerous biases, both innate and learnt that constantly skew our perception
Gyms are being closed and people are being made to stay at home to self-isolate - It can make keeping your fitness level up difficult if you don’t know how to adapt your routine to work at home.
Medical misinformation is running rampant both in social and mainstream media with armchair experts coming out of the woodwork.
Keeping your shoulder injury-free for the long term isn’t easy, but learning the how and why may just help protect them
People often view being in a calorie surplus or a calorie deficit as a static state, you can build muscle in one, and lose fat in the other, but never able to do both in one state. This is not true.
Imposter syndrome is a consistent feeling of being a fraud at your job, only seconds from being found out that you shouldn’t be in the role that you’re in
Sticking to your new year’s resolution can be incredibly difficult to do, so today we’re helping you stick to them with some actionable tips.
Today we’re bringing it back to the basics, how to build muscle, how to adjust your training to keep adding muscle and how to optimise your nutrition to suit.
Fad diets are nothing new in the fitness industry, is double dopamine dieting just another fad?
Let's get one thing straight; a 'detox' is a legitimate medical term used in hospitals under life-threatening circumstances, usually used when there are dangerous levels of alcohol, drugs or other poisons in the body.
Fitness myths are rampant in the fitness industry, so today we’re going to bust nine of the biggest ones.
Depression is an incredibly important topic that’s often misunderstood. Let’s talk about how exercise can help.
In the fitness industry you hear claim after claim of people who say they've lost miraculous amounts of weight will little effort and little change. Usually all they say they did was just workout x or eat supplement x. Don't believe them.
Having trouble recovering from your training and can't figure out what to do or why you can't recover? Give these tips a go and see how you feel.
How many times have you or someone you know moaned about being unable to lose weight no matter what you or they do? Or that there is someone who, no matter what they eat never gains weight?
Found in almost every pre-workout on the market, caffeine is there for a reason; it packs a powerful boost for strength and aerobic exercise.
We’ve all heard that caffeine can cause dehydration, but what does the evidence say?
The Biggest Loser is known for its fire and brimstone approach to weight loss;no matter your weight, putting in 100% effort will get you the results you want. If you were to base all your ideas about weight loss off this show, you would think that weight loss = suffering.
Why is it so hard to lose weight? It’s just simple energy balance after all. You expend more energy than you consume and the rest of that energy has to come from somewhere, preferably your fat cells. So why then can’t we easily lose weight?
If there is one thing that can be shared across nearly every country and nation, it is our love of caffeine. Caffeine is one of the world's most used drugs, ranking just behind alcohol and tobacco, with 46% of the Australian population consuming it and over 90% of the world's population consuming it daily.
Why is it so hard to lose weight? It’s just simple energy balance after all. You expend more energy than you consume and the rest of that energy has to come from somewhere, preferably your fat cells. So why then can’t we easily lose weight?
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Crash diets and exercise programs may seem like an attractive solution for those looking to reach their fitness goals, but they come at a high cost.