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Fitness influencers are often motivational, aspirational, andlets be honestpretty darn attractive.

But its not always the best idea to follow their advice without first engaging in some little healthy scrutiny.

You have to be your own fact checker.

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Katrina Pilkington is a NASM-certified personal trainer and fitness coach.

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Katrina Pilkington is a NASM-certified personal trainer and fitness coach.

After all, people arent qualified trainers just because theyve got your dream body.

Looks arent everything, says Pilkington.

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Someone could have a six-pack and a heart problem.

They also might not be 100 percent transparent around what theyve done to get their physique.

Apply that same critical thinking to fitfluencers, and take a few beats before copycatting their moves.

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How to vet advice shared by the fitness influencers you follow

1.

Check their credentials

The easiest thing you could do is check the influencers credentials.

Pilkington says to see if someone has a masters degree relevant to the advice theyre sharing.

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Katrina Pilkington is a NASM-certified personal trainer and fitness coach.

The persons training should align with the advice that theyre providing, says Ambler-Wright.

The nutrition piece is not something that a [non-credentialed] trainer should be touching, says Pilkington.

You have to be extremely careful, she says.

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And if its the latter, what was the study size?

Digging into the nitty-gritty is time-consuming, but it can be helpful.

But exercises dont equal training.

The impressions they want you to have are not necessarily reality, says Ambler-Wright.

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