"...Because I'm not an influencer. I'm a coach." YES YOU ARE A COACH, and this clarity and honesty and common freaking sense is part of why you're so damn great, and why we watch these videos.
My biggest pet peeve is the spot-reduce clickbait. Even influencers who will, in some videos, say you cannot spot reduce fat will upload a workout video that claims to reduce belly fat or arm fat or something and I just don't get it. Why confuse people like that?
The thing with these clickbait titles and influencers promoting videos like get abs in two weeks etc is that they are so enticing to human’s mind. It’s like you know it’s not true but you keep seeing it over and over again in most videos and think to yourself well what’s the harm in trying. So yes this needs to be called out again and again. Thank you for doing this and calling this out time and again. 👏👏👏
I remember my 17 years old self getting very frustrated my body was not yet a “bikini body” after 3 months. I’m grateful that today these promises sound to me insane that I don’t event want to click on them.
I saw a twitter thread the other day from someone who said theyre a certified trainer and the entire thing was titled how to get in the best shape of your life in SIX WEEKS?! 6 weeks is barely any time. And the whole thing was, as expected, full of misinformation like you have to be low carb, do cardio 5-6 times a week, AND strength train 5 times a week
I wasn't self conscious about hip dips at all until I saw all these work outs aimed at them, I used to be so fooled by all the click bait you talk about. You & your channel have done wonders for me mentally around fitness & for the first time in a long time I am working out/ looking after myself for all the right reasons. It's so lovely to watch your channel continue to grow.
Thank you for this! You helped me to shift my mindset about health and fitness from more movement to healthier eating choices. I do try and move more anyway, but it’s not (as you stated) primarily to get into a calorie deficit. It’s because it’s what my body likes and needs. Also I literally laughed out loud at “how to not make my knees sound like bubble wrap” 😂
When I first got into fitness I was so concerned with having abs and being lean that I completely sacrificed so much of my life in order to achieve it. It’s nice to see a more practical approach to fitness growing on RUclips.
YES!! These videos "get abs in 2 weeks" with a picture of the influencers perfect abs make people believe that this exact workout is what gave them the abs... meanwhile influencers will train 5x a week in a gym with weights! and then these young women in the comment section get frustrated because the 10 min at home bodyweight video did not give them results ... it's heart breaking!
your growth has been slow and i'm honestly frequently surprised that you don't have a bigger audience in here, buuut the people that are here (like myself) we're here because we trust you and we believe in you and we really appreciate what you're doing with this channel.
The chart showing the difference between EAT and NEAT percentages was super helpful. Don't think I've seen that before and I've consumed lots of fitness content. I always learn something new from you and your channel!
It’s so refreshing seeing somebody knowledgeable (and a little snarky haha) when it comes to these topics! There’s so much misinformation and toxicity on the fitness side of the internet sometimes and I love seeing you address everything so clearly!
Your videos are soooo refreshing to me! I've been getting into moving more, going to the gym, trying to get stronger... But I have done sooo much work the past couple of years to heal my relationship with food and my body, so I'm hyper aware that my newly found enthusiasm for exercise doesn't go down the diet culture slippery slope, HELL TO THE NO! Every time I can feel my mindset go there, I turn towards your channel and it has been really helpful.
Love your channel Justina! Too relatable about the sore knees 😂 I've been staying away from leg workouts all week to give my 30 something year old knees a rest! 😄 I definitely longed for a thigh gap as a teenager but thankfully when the whole hip dip thing came about I was just like 'nope! Not even engaging with that!' You're doing great work educating young people that that sort of thing is just complete bs! I wish we had more of this kind of content when I was younger!
Totally agree on all of your points! I also feel like the body checking is taking on a newer angle on Instagram reel or posts/TikTok workouts, etc., too that always seems to revolve around women influencer ab workouts. There is always the first initial shot where it’s a few seconds of lifting up the shirt/pressing up the boobs and pulling down the shorts of leggings slightly to show off the abs before starting the circuit. It’s become their version of the clickbait thumbnail in that space and it’s just awful. Like you said, it’s nearly always tied specifically to selling a product, routine, etc. rather than being just an informative video or one of accomplishment or progress.
Well now my feelings are hurt. I'm a marathon runner who enjoys watching your videos on my treadmill runs, but apparently you're not talking to ME! 😭 Just teasing of course. I'll continue to watch your videos, great job with this one!
I'm with you on the hip dips - what the heck are they???? As for clickbait - some of the claims fitness influencers use on their clickbait are just ridiculous and drive me nuts - and there are some super popular ones who make these false claims. always worries me for the younger, teenage peeps who probably see this and believe it. Thank you for your honest, vids! BTW love your hair in this one!
The biggest thing is if I thought people keep clicking on these types of titles and therefore the algorithm rewards them. If people would stop clicking on them you wouldn't be having this problem. It's the same thing when it comes to news titles or email titles
I've been working in the fitness industry for over 15 years and oh my goodness, the click bait and information I see by many of the top creators is mind boggling. So glad I found your channel. Your content is a breath of fresh air, Justina! Keep it comin! 🙂
I'm so sick of all this massive clickbait from fitness influencers. Clickbait, false expectations and irrealistic body goals are among the reasons that, 2 years ago when I started my fitness journey, led me to overexercise. It affected both my physical and mental health. I felt really bad when, after doing for 14 days an exercise, I didn't get my flat abs and small waist. Before seeing those videos I didn't even know what a thigh gap was! Then I convinced myself that I had one and became a problem. They are so irresponsible, they don't know the damage they cause just to attract new followers. Luckily now I stay away from all of those people and I unsubscribed from most of those I used to follow. Most of their subscribers are very young women, practically children, who sadly fall in their traps of false promises. When I read their comments I am really concerned about them because they really believe that they will obtain those abs in 14 days. I think that RUclips should not allow anymore this sick clickbait and I hope that, someday, the situation will change. Recently I saw a model (Mary Braun) on RUclips proposing a Victoria Secret body challenge and it really worried me
Thank you for being so succinct about changes to make for fat loss. I've quit workout programs that I was otherwise enjoying because they were supposed to help me lose weight but they weren't and I was frustrated. Side note: I DID just run a marathon and the nice thing about that was my relationship with food got a hard reset because I couldn't focus on eating "correctly," I had to make sure I was paying attention to my body so I could refuel after awful runs (I am no longer working on distance running now that I finished lol)
I love how you're so honest about how the fitness industry feed the people with lies and just saying its business. You prove your profession with work rather than how influencer's depend on their fans for this kind of clarity and honesty.
I agree with all of this. And it because I have been there. I’ve done the 30 day thigh and butt challenges. I was happy when I was done knowing I did it but then was upset when I realized I wasn’t where I wanted to be when I looked in the mirror. Till I found people like you and frumpy fit I thought “to make my legs smaller do more legs.” Not knowing that’s not how it works.
@@JustinaErcole yes it is! And I remembered something my mom would say “people don’t know what they don’t know, if your the expert you need to help them to make sure they understand
Love this so much! I’m here for this Saturday series 😆 I think regarding body check / progress photos etc of coaches, I’m personally interested in what coaches do so I can learn and be inspired. Also it’s encouraging / motivating when coaches share real grind as I try to reach goals. But I think it depends on how healthy your relationship is to food and exercise. I’m at a healthy place so I don’t fall into the comparison trap - but it wasn’t that way all the time.
I agreed with everything you said! I did a lot of cheesy clickbait workouts in the beginning of my fitness journey, and of course I didn't see results! Good thing I know better now 🙈
Everything you said is so true. ❤️ I also fell for all those booty band workouts to "grow your glutes", or no repeat workouts (I would still use them for cardio, but now I understand that repetitions are important). Also I'm not a fan of "full body workouts" with combined exercises such as deadlift to upright row, lunge to bicep curl, chest press to glute bridge etc...
Hey Justina ✨ I found you a while ago and I really like the way you explain and analyse things, exspecially in terms of functionality and co… as a viewer it gets very clear that you know what you’re talking about and I learned a lot about working out since I found your channel, so thank you for that 🥰 Recently I saw a video where someone reviewed Pamela Reif videos aside of her ab workouts (her Upper Body ones, the booty pump workouts and her dance/cardio hiit workouts)… with your knowledge about strengh workouts and also a dancing background I would really like to see a compilation where you review a couple of workouts from here and give us your thoughts about it. It don‘t have to be. I know you‘re very busy but if this idea catches you, I would watch this video 😅 Thank u and have a nice day!🍀 (Sorry for my english… I‘m not a native speaker 😬)
So happy to have you here! I did a review on Pam before, and honestly I'm not a big fan. She promotes really toxic diet culture so I don't really want to support her.
Justina-I love your content. You and Natacha are the only two fitness RUclipsrs I get excited to watch content by!!! I always learn a lot- and as I’ve been slowly integrating a more healthy mindset into my life you have been such a great help :) Can you do a video about your favorite activewear? I’m looking for recs 💜
I love your content and honesty. I do several videos from RUclips that state the amount of calories you will spend and I used to use a smart watch to count them. After a couple of times I start realising that I was sad because I didn't burn those calories. I stopped using the watch and I'm trying to change that mentality but you are absolutely correct, that's triggering to some people and people should just stop doing it
I appreciate your attitude to this! I try to be careful with the fitness content I engage with because I really don't want to end up in the Bad Place. I just want to learn some proper exercises and information but keep in control of the whole thing. Like, mentally. Trying to keep away from that 'movement as punishment, we absolutely hate this but guess we have to do it!!' mentality and also the trap of believing that a certain exercise will target fat or make me xyz in 2 weeks or whatever. Thank you!
I agree with everything you said but yeah I really appreciate your last point on not trying to sell us your body thinking if we do x, y, z, we can look like you. I love that you don’t do that and that’s one reason why I liked this channel when I first found you. I think it’s respectable that you don’t do that.
Re: calories burned - another thing is I can do the same exact video workout and burn a variable amount of calories depending on how hard I go that day or whether I'm interrupted midway through by having to move a curious cat for example
FWIW, "Do This So Your Knees Won't Sound Like Bubble Wrap" would make me click SO FAST!!! But seriously, my joints are SO crunchy!! I'm a Standardized Patient for a med school and during musculoskeletal week, I asked the first years I was working with if they wanted to feel crepitus (the technical term for the crunchiness) and they were SO excited. Nothing makes your random body quirks feel like cool party tricks more than super excited and curious first years.
Love your content! I have professionally (RDN) been learning a lot more recently about eating disorders and so much of clickbait seems to feed into an ED mindset. Sidenote have you ever seen any Abbey Sharp videos? She is a RDN on RUclips and always says she has science and sass. You two remind me of each other!
I think it’s particularly sad as clickbait titles do seem to attract younger viewers. Take Lily Sabri - half the comments under her videos are about ‘how mad I get when my parent/sibling comes into my room when I’m working out’. It shows in the hateful and very immature comments you received on the very professional video you did about her. It’s a hard age to be and you tend to have blind allegiance towards the celebs etc that you like at that age! At 13 if you tube had existed and someone had made a mildly critical video about leonardo Di Caprio - well I would have been pissed!
The calories burned on the thumbnail or title makes me roll my eyes because I know I won’t burn that much but the workout does get my off the couch and I feel good even when my watch says it was 54 cal. 😉
I think it comes down to what you’re using them for. It’s totally fine IMO to want your body to look a certain way. But to use progress photos to sell something is icky. But that’s just my opinion!
oh my god this video is equal parts amazingly informative and hilarious. If we knew each other I would be trying so hard to be your bff. But seriously great info in this video
It bothers me because I see the title "how i lost belly fat in two weeks easy" or something, and then the entire video is this long ass slam poetry typa video that never gets to the point, and the somehow somewhere I am supposed to understand, after 20 minutes, that the point of the video was "you cannot spot reduce fat" or whatever. I personally know better, but I imagine a lot of people dont even watch the videos.
@@cetriyasArtnComicsChannel RIGHT!!! And like they have five million of the exact same video?? My takeaway is always «oh, so after 3 years of this preaching you STILL dont love your body? Even though you end every video with how you went from starvinf yourself to loving your body?» idk seems fishy 🤨🤨🤨
I feel like April Han is one of the worst offenders along with the others you mention. I’m actually doing Leslie Sansone and Jessica Smith walking videos along with my spin bike to help with my neat. Resistance training can be tricky but still far I’m sticking with Heather Robertson and FitnessBlender
It's unfortunate that these are the types of videos that get picked up by RUclips's algorithm. As long as influencers are getting rewarded for this type of misinformation, I can't see it stopping. I can only imagine how difficult it is starting off as a RUclipsr, and feeling like this is the only way to get views.
This doesn't really have anything to do with the video... But I have started following a meal plan with my mom (mostly to prove that is doesn't work) and everything in me is telling me that it's wrong. It's way too restrictive and not enough food (about 1000-1200 calories a day) It's very balanced and packed with fruits and veggies. I just wanna know, if I do this for a month, will I actually be able to lose weight? (Regardless of whether or not it will stay off, cause I'm pretty sure it will come right back when I'm done)
Hey Emily, if 1000-1200 calories is a deficit for you then you will lose weight. Obviously I highly recommend you DO NOT follow this plan, but ultimately the decision is yours.
Using click bait to get attention fine - it’s what people do with that attention that matters. As for “abs in 2 weeks “? I’m pretty sure I was born with abdominal muscles so I’m all set thanks!😂
I remember way back when fitnessblender came out with their 1000 calorie workout and specifically mentioned it burns anywhere between 500-1000 calories and it depends on your body. And then people went ahead and made clickbait videos.
The arm fat before and after picture…pretty sure she was just flexing in the after picture lol. But also, I don’t know how lean I would have to get to have no fat on my upper arms, but I’m pretty sure I’d feel like I was dying of starvation to get there. No thanks.
Clickbait: calories burned, timeline attached, body checking Two words: Eva Fitness (e.g. lose 600 calories, lose 3-6 kg in one month, do this in seven days and look at yourself in the mirror)
I have no idea what hip dips are either! The first time I heard about them was several several years ago when Kim K was being shamed for them. There was a photo where she was sitting on a boat, and it was literally the crease made where the top of her leg met her hips….. that’s just bone structure! “Fix this” is just BS marketing. In my opinion. Off my little rant box 😂
Honest feedback: Some of the spontanous repartee from people who are burdened with the responsibility to create awareness seems unnecessary and also a bit on the meaner/snarky side. Some people may agree with you but the way you mention it does not rub on them the right way-even if it is scietific. A good example of a person who does it very gracefully is Team ForNeverLean. A bad clickbait turn off is Blogilates. But you have to give it to her the powder puff videos have great glam quotient ( and get her required audience) On the other hand, clickbait videos of people who have a good way of communicating with people and have a lot of positivity ( like Heather Robertson) or even the new girl GrowwithJo, attract people because people like listening to them. And the viewership grows even if the workout they dole out is "nonfunctional". Clickbaits of brilliant guys (Natacha ) are good bcos their content is honestly so good !! In the end, you are not wrong, cos the intentions are correct. The rest of your journey you will chart as per your choice.
Thanks for your feedback! So if I understand correctly, my personality rubs you the wrong way? That’s absolutely fine. I don’t like to sugarcoat things so I may not be the coach for you.
@@JustinaErcole Lol I wouldnt think of having one no matter how qualified who does not know how to communicate. Kind of explains the reason why you have so less followers ( as stated by you) As also videos where you see and correct yourself for your "snarkiness". The video or your personality did not rub me the wrong way but your answer definitely did amuse me. And says a lot about your actual disposition to constructive opinion/criticism ( since you asked for it). Since your videos mostly are about opinions on others.
@@sucharitaray5488 I apologize if you feel that my response is being mean or defensive. I was trying to clarify that my personality is the issue, because I couldn't quite understand from your comment. I won't change my personality just to get more followers. So if you feel that's the reason I don't have as many as the other creator you mentioned, I respect that opinion fully!
@@JustinaErcole I have always appreciated that about you Justina. As well as the content you give. Which is why I replied to your video with an honest feedback. :) And told you that even good content creators can have clickbait that can work. And I love your content just as it is, even if you go back on some of them in the future for any reason :)) Nothing to do with you or your personality or anything else. Cheers girl :)
The one clickbait I saw the other day was from DN Beauty on RUclips on what to do or what exercises to do to make yourself taller, it is crazy!!! you can't make yourself taller maybe a teeny tiny bit with improving your posture maybe but in the thumbnail there was a short girl and a tall girl next to each other and they were like say for example 5.4 and 5.8, so much difference in high. I was like there is no way in hell someone will believe that. I haven't watched it though, I should actually just to see what nonsense she's spewing. I only follow DN Beauty for the facial massages, which I found help with my skin, I don't watch any of the other content on there relating to diet or fitness coz it is literally rubbish but yeah there is a lot of misleading clickbait there.
Um so my kids laugh when they hear me squat. Yes they sound like bubble wrap. Or gum popping. Yes I cringe. Yes I give my kids, with their shiny new knees, a dirty look or two.
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"...Because I'm not an influencer. I'm a coach." YES YOU ARE A COACH, and this clarity and honesty and common freaking sense is part of why you're so damn great, and why we watch these videos.
Thank you Molly!!
My biggest pet peeve is the spot-reduce clickbait. Even influencers who will, in some videos, say you cannot spot reduce fat will upload a workout video that claims to reduce belly fat or arm fat or something and I just don't get it. Why confuse people like that?
RIGHT?? It’s so freakin frustrating
Definitely
The thing with these clickbait titles and influencers promoting videos like get abs in two weeks etc is that they are so enticing to human’s mind. It’s like you know it’s not true but you keep seeing it over and over again in most videos and think to yourself well what’s the harm in trying. So yes this needs to be called out again and again. Thank you for doing this and calling this out time and again. 👏👏👏
And thank you for watching!
I remember my 17 years old self getting very frustrated my body was not yet a “bikini body” after 3 months. I’m grateful that today these promises sound to me insane that I don’t event want to click on them.
I was the same way in my 20s!
I saw a twitter thread the other day from someone who said theyre a certified trainer and the entire thing was titled how to get in the best shape of your life in SIX WEEKS?! 6 weeks is barely any time. And the whole thing was, as expected, full of misinformation like you have to be low carb, do cardio 5-6 times a week, AND strength train 5 times a week
@@saraashkir5793 A lot of the basic CPT exams aren't that hard to pass, so unfortunately people like this sneak through :(
I wasn't self conscious about hip dips at all until I saw all these work outs aimed at them, I used to be so fooled by all the click bait you talk about. You & your channel have done wonders for me mentally around fitness & for the first time in a long time I am working out/ looking after myself for all the right reasons. It's so lovely to watch your channel continue to grow.
LUCY! It's incredible that you've been able to shift your mindset. Proud of you :)
Same, I had no idea that hip dips were bad until I started seeing all the clickbaity videos
"I‘m not an influencer, I‘m a coach!“ Yes! Best description ever.
Thanks Janet!
I really appreciate what you’re trying to do with your messaging! Breaking down harmful fitness marketing one video at a time! 🎉
Thank you for this! You helped me to shift my mindset about health and fitness from more movement to healthier eating choices. I do try and move more anyway, but it’s not (as you stated) primarily to get into a calorie deficit. It’s because it’s what my body likes and needs.
Also I literally laughed out loud at “how to not make my knees sound like bubble wrap” 😂
Hahaha I would love a fix for that 😂
When I first got into fitness I was so concerned with having abs and being lean that I completely sacrificed so much of my life in order to achieve it. It’s nice to see a more practical approach to fitness growing on RUclips.
I was the same way!
YES!! These videos "get abs in 2 weeks" with a picture of the influencers perfect abs make people believe that this exact workout is what gave them the abs... meanwhile influencers will train 5x a week in a gym with weights! and then these young women in the comment section get frustrated because the 10 min at home bodyweight video did not give them results ... it's heart breaking!
Agreed!
your growth has been slow and i'm honestly frequently surprised that you don't have a bigger audience in here, buuut the people that are here (like myself) we're here because we trust you and we believe in you and we really appreciate what you're doing with this channel.
😭😭😭 honestly I don’t even mind the slow growth because I have the BEST community!
The chart showing the difference between EAT and NEAT percentages was super helpful. Don't think I've seen that before and I've consumed lots of fitness content. I always learn something new from you and your channel!
So happy that was helpful!
I agree! Focus on stress levels, nutrition, and neat!
It’s so refreshing seeing somebody knowledgeable (and a little snarky haha) when it comes to these topics! There’s so much misinformation and toxicity on the fitness side of the internet sometimes and I love seeing you address everything so clearly!
Thank you!
Your videos are soooo refreshing to me! I've been getting into moving more, going to the gym, trying to get stronger... But I have done sooo much work the past couple of years to heal my relationship with food and my body, so I'm hyper aware that my newly found enthusiasm for exercise doesn't go down the diet culture slippery slope, HELL TO THE NO! Every time I can feel my mindset go there, I turn towards your channel and it has been really helpful.
I love that Lucile!
Love your channel Justina! Too relatable about the sore knees 😂 I've been staying away from leg workouts all week to give my 30 something year old knees a rest! 😄
I definitely longed for a thigh gap as a teenager but thankfully when the whole hip dip thing came about I was just like 'nope! Not even engaging with that!' You're doing great work educating young people that that sort of thing is just complete bs! I wish we had more of this kind of content when I was younger!
Thank you so much Katherine!
Totally agree on all of your points! I also feel like the body checking is taking on a newer angle on Instagram reel or posts/TikTok workouts, etc., too that always seems to revolve around women influencer ab workouts. There is always the first initial shot where it’s a few seconds of lifting up the shirt/pressing up the boobs and pulling down the shorts of leggings slightly to show off the abs before starting the circuit. It’s become their version of the clickbait thumbnail in that space and it’s just awful. Like you said, it’s nearly always tied specifically to selling a product, routine, etc. rather than being just an informative video or one of accomplishment or progress.
Ohhhhh the body checking before ab routines or what I eat in a day videos is TOTALLY out of hand on Tik Tok!
Well now my feelings are hurt. I'm a marathon runner who enjoys watching your videos on my treadmill runs, but apparently you're not talking to ME! 😭 Just teasing of course. I'll continue to watch your videos, great job with this one!
Hahaha thank you for having a sense of humor! Also, you're incredible. I could never run a marathon!
I'm with you on the hip dips - what the heck are they???? As for clickbait - some of the claims fitness influencers use on their clickbait are just ridiculous and drive me nuts - and there are some super popular ones who make these false claims. always worries me for the younger, teenage peeps who probably see this and believe it. Thank you for your honest, vids! BTW love your hair in this one!
I agree about those younger viewers. And thank you!
The biggest thing is if I thought people keep clicking on these types of titles and therefore the algorithm rewards them. If people would stop clicking on them you wouldn't be having this problem. It's the same thing when it comes to news titles or email titles
Absolutely, it’s a vicious cycle.
I've been working in the fitness industry for over 15 years and oh my goodness, the click bait and information I see by many of the top creators is mind boggling. So glad I found your channel. Your content is a breath of fresh air, Justina! Keep it comin! 🙂
So happy to have you here!
I'm so sick of all this massive clickbait from fitness influencers. Clickbait, false expectations and irrealistic body goals are among the reasons that, 2 years ago when I started my fitness journey, led me to overexercise. It affected both my physical and mental health. I felt really bad when, after doing for 14 days an exercise, I didn't get my flat abs and small waist. Before seeing those videos I didn't even know what a thigh gap was! Then I convinced myself that I had one and became a problem. They are so irresponsible, they don't know the damage they cause just to attract new followers. Luckily now I stay away from all of those people and I unsubscribed from most of those I used to follow. Most of their subscribers are very young women, practically children, who sadly fall in their traps of false promises. When I read their comments I am really concerned about them because they really believe that they will obtain those abs in 14 days. I think that RUclips should not allow anymore this sick clickbait and I hope that, someday, the situation will change.
Recently I saw a model (Mary Braun) on RUclips proposing a Victoria Secret body challenge and it really worried me
Oh I have a video talking about Mary soon….it’s not positive lol
@@JustinaErcole can't wait to see it! I really appreciate what you're doing, you're one of the few gems on RUclips! Your honesty is refreshing
Hi Justina! I love your videos - they are very helpful and practical. But I also wanted to say that your hair looks great in this video :).
Thank you!!
Thank you for being so succinct about changes to make for fat loss. I've quit workout programs that I was otherwise enjoying because they were supposed to help me lose weight but they weren't and I was frustrated.
Side note: I DID just run a marathon and the nice thing about that was my relationship with food got a hard reset because I couldn't focus on eating "correctly," I had to make sure I was paying attention to my body so I could refuel after awful runs (I am no longer working on distance running now that I finished lol)
You are so welcome!
I love how you're so honest about how the fitness industry feed the people with lies and just saying its business. You prove your profession with work rather than how influencer's depend on their fans for this kind of clarity and honesty.
❤️❤️❤️
I agree with all of this. And it because I have been there. I’ve done the 30 day thigh and butt challenges. I was happy when I was done knowing I did it but then was upset when I realized I wasn’t where I wanted to be when I looked in the mirror. Till I found people like you and frumpy fit I thought “to make my legs smaller do more legs.” Not knowing that’s not how it works.
I’m glad you understand now! Knowledge is power :)
@@JustinaErcole yes it is! And I remembered something my mom would say “people don’t know what they don’t know, if your the expert you need to help them to make sure they understand
Love this so much! I’m here for this Saturday series 😆 I think regarding body check / progress photos etc of coaches, I’m personally interested in what coaches do so I can learn and be inspired. Also it’s encouraging / motivating when coaches share real grind as I try to reach goals. But I think it depends on how healthy your relationship is to food and exercise. I’m at a healthy place so I don’t fall into the comparison trap - but it wasn’t that way all the time.
Oh I agree! I think sharing your hard work as a coach is fantastic :)
I agreed with everything you said! I did a lot of cheesy clickbait workouts in the beginning of my fitness journey, and of course I didn't see results! Good thing I know better now 🙈
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
A little off topic but can I just say, your goal tracking method has been a godsend to me.
It's made everything much more achievable!
I'm so glad it's working for you!
Everything you said is so true. ❤️ I also fell for all those booty band workouts to "grow your glutes", or no repeat workouts (I would still use them for cardio, but now I understand that repetitions are important). Also I'm not a fan of "full body workouts" with combined exercises such as deadlift to upright row, lunge to bicep curl, chest press to glute bridge etc...
That's totally fair! I enjoy incorporating as many muscles into a movement at once, but my goals aren't really hypertrophy based.
Hey Justina ✨ I found you a while ago and I really like the way you explain and analyse things, exspecially in terms of functionality and co… as a viewer it gets very clear that you know what you’re talking about and I learned a lot about working out since I found your channel, so thank you for that 🥰
Recently I saw a video where someone reviewed Pamela Reif videos aside of her ab workouts (her Upper Body ones, the booty pump workouts and her dance/cardio hiit workouts)… with your knowledge about strengh workouts and also a dancing background I would really like to see a compilation where you review a couple of workouts from here and give us your thoughts about it. It don‘t have to be. I know you‘re very busy but if this idea catches you, I would watch this video 😅
Thank u and have a nice day!🍀
(Sorry for my english… I‘m not a native speaker 😬)
So happy to have you here! I did a review on Pam before, and honestly I'm not a big fan. She promotes really toxic diet culture so I don't really want to support her.
I run away from all the exercise videos that say get -- in -- days 🤣🤣 great video Justina
Thank you!
Amen to this. Justina's video exposing such influencers made me follow her.
I am here because you KEEP IT REAL. Love it!!
I appreciate that :)
Thank you for being such a great and honest coach.
And thank YOU for being here Michelle!
Justina-I love your content. You and Natacha are the only two fitness RUclipsrs I get excited to watch content by!!! I always learn a lot- and as I’ve been slowly integrating a more healthy mindset into my life you have been such a great help :) Can you do a video about your favorite activewear? I’m looking for recs 💜
Thanks Lily! I've done videos in the past but I love Free People Movement and Lululemon. I'm pretty basic haha
I just found your channel and have been binging videos! I really like your content and general approach!
Thanks so much Sara!
I love your content and honesty. I do several videos from RUclips that state the amount of calories you will spend and I used to use a smart watch to count them. After a couple of times I start realising that I was sad because I didn't burn those calories. I stopped using the watch and I'm trying to change that mentality but you are absolutely correct, that's triggering to some people and people should just stop doing it
this is one of the many reasons why I hate when creators do this! Know that you moved your body and that is enough my friend :)
I appreciate your attitude to this! I try to be careful with the fitness content I engage with because I really don't want to end up in the Bad Place. I just want to learn some proper exercises and information but keep in control of the whole thing. Like, mentally. Trying to keep away from that 'movement as punishment, we absolutely hate this but guess we have to do it!!' mentality and also the trap of believing that a certain exercise will target fat or make me xyz in 2 weeks or whatever. Thank you!
You're so welcome!
I agree with everything you said but yeah I really appreciate your last point on not trying to sell us your body thinking if we do x, y, z, we can look like you. I love that you don’t do that and that’s one reason why I liked this channel when I first found you. I think it’s respectable that you don’t do that.
Thank you!
Re: calories burned - another thing is I can do the same exact video workout and burn a variable amount of calories depending on how hard I go that day or whether I'm interrupted midway through by having to move a curious cat for example
FWIW, "Do This So Your Knees Won't Sound Like Bubble Wrap" would make me click SO FAST!!!
But seriously, my joints are SO crunchy!! I'm a Standardized Patient for a med school and during musculoskeletal week, I asked the first years I was working with if they wanted to feel crepitus (the technical term for the crunchiness) and they were SO excited. Nothing makes your random body quirks feel like cool party tricks more than super excited and curious first years.
Haha glad I'm not the only one!
Thank you once again! Your content is fab and I hope more followers find you 🙌
Thanks Katja!
Love your content! I have professionally (RDN) been learning a lot more recently about eating disorders and so much of clickbait seems to feed into an ED mindset. Sidenote have you ever seen any Abbey Sharp videos? She is a RDN on RUclips and always says she has science and sass. You two remind me of each other!
I love Abbey!
I am very happy to be on your channel again daughter of Hercules you are a great teacher and instructor i learn alot from your educational videos
Happy to have you here!
@@JustinaErcole thanks allot my icon keep posting these great videos
I think it’s particularly sad as clickbait titles do seem to attract younger viewers. Take Lily Sabri - half the comments under her videos are about ‘how mad I get when my parent/sibling comes into my room when I’m working out’. It shows in the hateful and very immature comments you received on the very professional video you did about her. It’s a hard age to be and you tend to have blind allegiance towards the celebs etc that you like at that age! At 13 if you tube had existed and someone had made a mildly critical video about leonardo Di Caprio - well I would have been pissed!
Great insight!
The calories burned on the thumbnail or title makes me roll my eyes because I know I won’t burn that much but the workout does get my off the couch and I feel good even when my watch says it was 54 cal. 😉
My eyes roll back SO FAR in my head lol
Would love your thoughts/reviews in a video on pre-packaged meals to lose weight, trifecta, factor-75, nutrisystem etc
I've ordered from Factor on and off for 3 years! I don't use them for weight loss though. Literally just because I'm lazy :)
I do think the progress photos are a bit dubious...not great for accepting your body wherever it's at.
I think it comes down to what you’re using them for. It’s totally fine IMO to want your body to look a certain way. But to use progress photos to sell something is icky. But that’s just my opinion!
oh my god this video is equal parts amazingly informative and hilarious. If we knew each other I would be trying so hard to be your bff. But seriously great info in this video
Thank you Debbie!
It bothers me because I see the title "how i lost belly fat in two weeks easy" or something, and then the entire video is this long ass slam poetry typa video that never gets to the point, and the somehow somewhere I am supposed to understand, after 20 minutes, that the point of the video was "you cannot spot reduce fat" or whatever. I personally know better, but I imagine a lot of people dont even watch the videos.
Those overly esthetic blog like videos about how you should love yourself while at the same time saying how much they hate their body.
YESSSS THIS!
@@cetriyasArtnComicsChannel RIGHT!!! And like they have five million of the exact same video?? My takeaway is always «oh, so after 3 years of this preaching you STILL dont love your body? Even though you end every video with how you went from starvinf yourself to loving your body?» idk seems fishy 🤨🤨🤨
Totally read that as “ass slam poetry” and was like wtf is ass slam poetry? 😂
@@loreleiford700 girl this made me chuckle haha
I love your vids and your hair like this 😍
Thanks Ashley!
I feel like April Han is one of the worst offenders along with the others you mention. I’m actually doing Leslie Sansone and Jessica Smith walking videos along with my spin bike to help with my neat. Resistance training can be tricky but still far I’m sticking with Heather Robertson and FitnessBlender
I didn’t know who she was and I just looked it up 😳 I’m absolutely APPALLED
So much yes! Agree with all of this
:)
Another great video !
Thanks Roxi!
It's unfortunate that these are the types of videos that get picked up by RUclips's algorithm. As long as influencers are getting rewarded for this type of misinformation, I can't see it stopping.
I can only imagine how difficult it is starting off as a RUclipsr, and feeling like this is the only way to get views.
Agreed 100%
This doesn't really have anything to do with the video... But I have started following a meal plan with my mom (mostly to prove that is doesn't work) and everything in me is telling me that it's wrong. It's way too restrictive and not enough food (about 1000-1200 calories a day) It's very balanced and packed with fruits and veggies.
I just wanna know, if I do this for a month, will I actually be able to lose weight? (Regardless of whether or not it will stay off, cause I'm pretty sure it will come right back when I'm done)
Hey Emily, if 1000-1200 calories is a deficit for you then you will lose weight. Obviously I highly recommend you DO NOT follow this plan, but ultimately the decision is yours.
@@JustinaErcole Hi! I ended up not doing it :)
(And I'm very happy with my decision)
To be honest, I recently did a 5000 step with growwithjo and my step counter was much less afterwards 😭😩. Makes me wonder 🤔
Honestly smart watches are super inaccurate so I’m not surprised
Using click bait to get attention fine - it’s what people do with that attention that matters.
As for “abs in 2 weeks “? I’m pretty sure I was born with abdominal muscles so I’m all set thanks!😂
YES
But can you really make a video about stopping your knees from sounding like bubble wrap when you squat because I would also click on that 😂
I WISH I KNEW LOL. My PT has said as long as there's no pain, it's totally normal.
@@JustinaErcole good to know! It always just makes me feel oooooold lol
I remember way back when fitnessblender came out with their 1000 calorie workout and specifically mentioned it burns anywhere between 500-1000 calories and it depends on your body.
And then people went ahead and made clickbait videos.
Yupppppp
Infomercial "innovation" 😁 As cliche as it sounds, "too good to be true" exists for a reason. #snarkySat #intelligentblonde
Hahaha loving the hashtags
For the algorithmmmmmm
YESSSS BLESSSS
The arm fat before and after picture…pretty sure she was just flexing in the after picture lol. But also, I don’t know how lean I would have to get to have no fat on my upper arms, but I’m pretty sure I’d feel like I was dying of starvation to get there. No thanks.
AGREED
Clickbait: calories burned, timeline attached, body checking
Two words: Eva Fitness (e.g. lose 600 calories, lose 3-6 kg in one month, do this in seven days and look at yourself in the mirror)
I've had a few people mention her and now I feel like I have to check it out!
I have no idea what hip dips are either! The first time I heard about them was several several years ago when Kim K was being shamed for them. There was a photo where she was sitting on a boat, and it was literally the crease made where the top of her leg met her hips….. that’s just bone structure! “Fix this” is just BS marketing. In my opinion. Off my little rant box 😂
RANT AWAY MY FRIEND!
"The dumbass thigh gap" 🤣🤣🤣 I love you Justina!
:)
Honest feedback:
Some of the spontanous repartee from people who are burdened with the responsibility to create awareness seems unnecessary and also a bit on the meaner/snarky side. Some people may agree with you but the way you mention it does not rub on them the right way-even if it is scietific. A good example of a person who does it very gracefully is Team ForNeverLean. A bad clickbait turn off is Blogilates. But you have to give it to her the powder puff videos have great glam quotient ( and get her required audience)
On the other hand, clickbait videos of people who have a good way of communicating with people and have a lot of positivity ( like Heather Robertson) or even the new girl GrowwithJo, attract people because people like listening to them. And the viewership grows even if the workout they dole out is "nonfunctional".
Clickbaits of brilliant guys (Natacha ) are good bcos their content is honestly so good !!
In the end, you are not wrong, cos the intentions are correct. The rest of your journey you will chart as per your choice.
Thanks for your feedback! So if I understand correctly, my personality rubs you the wrong way? That’s absolutely fine. I don’t like to sugarcoat things so I may not be the coach for you.
@@JustinaErcole Lol I wouldnt think of having one no matter how qualified who does not know how to communicate.
Kind of explains the reason why you have so less followers ( as stated by you)
As also videos where you see and correct yourself for your "snarkiness". The video or your personality did not rub me the wrong way but your answer definitely did amuse me.
And says a lot about your actual disposition to constructive opinion/criticism ( since you asked for it). Since your videos mostly are about opinions on others.
@@sucharitaray5488 I apologize if you feel that my response is being mean or defensive. I was trying to clarify that my personality is the issue, because I couldn't quite understand from your comment. I won't change my personality just to get more followers. So if you feel that's the reason I don't have as many as the other creator you mentioned, I respect that opinion fully!
@@JustinaErcole I have always appreciated that about you Justina. As well as the content you give. Which is why I replied to your video with an honest feedback. :) And told you that even good content creators can have clickbait that can work.
And I love your content just as it is, even if you go back on some of them in the future for any reason :))
Nothing to do with you or your personality or anything else. Cheers girl :)
The one clickbait I saw the other day was from DN Beauty on RUclips on what to do or what exercises to do to make yourself taller, it is crazy!!! you can't make yourself taller maybe a teeny tiny bit with improving your posture maybe but in the thumbnail there was a short girl and a tall girl next to each other and they were like say for example 5.4 and 5.8, so much difference in high. I was like there is no way in hell someone will believe that. I haven't watched it though, I should actually just to see what nonsense she's spewing. I only follow DN Beauty for the facial massages, which I found help with my skin, I don't watch any of the other content on there relating to diet or fitness coz it is literally rubbish but yeah there is a lot of misleading clickbait there.
You would be SO SURPRISED what people actually believe!
@@JustinaErcole Very true. It's so bad that they are misleading people.
I personally hate clickbait because I feel it wastes people's time and gives them a false sense of hope.
YEP!
Um so my kids laugh when they hear me squat. Yes they sound like bubble wrap. Or gum popping. Yes I cringe. Yes I give my kids, with their shiny new knees, a dirty look or two.
😂😂😂
Another great video !
Thank you so much Pamela!