It blows my mind how some people with absolutely NO education and or background in fitness, heath, nutrition, or exercise can profit off of people by promoting and selling bunk or junk science and exercise programs.
I recently came across an article that was posted on a friend's Facebook page. This article was an interview of Tracy Anderson, who is a self proclaimed fitness guru and inventor of the "Tracy Anderson Method". All of the questions that are asked in this article are OK questions, however, Tracy doesn't answer any of them with any sort of actual exercise/fitness/physiology knowledge. The whole article is a case study in stupidity and pseudoscience.
I wanted to get a better idea of who this cutting edge trainer (note the sarcasm) is, so I went to her website. WOW. Not only is there NO information about her so called "Metamorphosis" program, but in order to get information, you have to sign up for her newsletter, email her, or become a member. Once you become a member, you have to pay for her products (DVD's mostly) to get at the core of her program or "method". From what can be seen on her website (without paying for it), shows some information that is based on pseudoscience, but the way she words the information, makes it look like it is legitimate.
The Tracy Anderson Method also promotes some nutritional supplements (vitamins and shakes). For what looks like a 60 day supply of vitamins (can't actually find how many days it supplies; just looking at the serving size from the picture of the container), you pay $155.00 (without S & H, or tax)! SHIT! Her shakes, which claim to "detoxify and respond to inflammation", you have an option of a 14 day supply ($69.95) or a 28 day supply ($120.00)! There is an information, "fact" sheet for the vitamins with listed sources and studies. However, to make this "fact" sheet, information from these studies were cherry picked to attempt to show legitimacy. The other sources listed are not peer reviewed, legitimate studies.
I also looked into her twitter page. She has roughly 71 thousand followers. WOW! With that many followers she must be doing something right or be on to something new and exciting in the world of exercise and fitness. Here's the thing, if a person goes from a non-existent level of activity/exercise and poor nutrition habits, to ANY level of activity/exercise and a reduction of calorie intake and better/different food choices...THEY WILL SEE POSITIVE RESULTS AND THEY WILL BECOME HEALTHIER.
There is absolutely no legitimate science or research behind the Tracy Anderson Method, just a woman who truly believes she is the next best thing in exercise and fitness. She may believe she is actually smart, and she is in a way, because she is making good money off people who don't do their research, believe everything they hear and read, and want an easy fix.
Be aware of pseudoscience and stupidity.
I recently came across an article that was posted on a friend's Facebook page. This article was an interview of Tracy Anderson, who is a self proclaimed fitness guru and inventor of the "Tracy Anderson Method". All of the questions that are asked in this article are OK questions, however, Tracy doesn't answer any of them with any sort of actual exercise/fitness/physiology knowledge. The whole article is a case study in stupidity and pseudoscience.
I wanted to get a better idea of who this cutting edge trainer (note the sarcasm) is, so I went to her website. WOW. Not only is there NO information about her so called "Metamorphosis" program, but in order to get information, you have to sign up for her newsletter, email her, or become a member. Once you become a member, you have to pay for her products (DVD's mostly) to get at the core of her program or "method". From what can be seen on her website (without paying for it), shows some information that is based on pseudoscience, but the way she words the information, makes it look like it is legitimate.
The Tracy Anderson Method also promotes some nutritional supplements (vitamins and shakes). For what looks like a 60 day supply of vitamins (can't actually find how many days it supplies; just looking at the serving size from the picture of the container), you pay $155.00 (without S & H, or tax)! SHIT! Her shakes, which claim to "detoxify and respond to inflammation", you have an option of a 14 day supply ($69.95) or a 28 day supply ($120.00)! There is an information, "fact" sheet for the vitamins with listed sources and studies. However, to make this "fact" sheet, information from these studies were cherry picked to attempt to show legitimacy. The other sources listed are not peer reviewed, legitimate studies.
I also looked into her twitter page. She has roughly 71 thousand followers. WOW! With that many followers she must be doing something right or be on to something new and exciting in the world of exercise and fitness. Here's the thing, if a person goes from a non-existent level of activity/exercise and poor nutrition habits, to ANY level of activity/exercise and a reduction of calorie intake and better/different food choices...THEY WILL SEE POSITIVE RESULTS AND THEY WILL BECOME HEALTHIER.
There is absolutely no legitimate science or research behind the Tracy Anderson Method, just a woman who truly believes she is the next best thing in exercise and fitness. She may believe she is actually smart, and she is in a way, because she is making good money off people who don't do their research, believe everything they hear and read, and want an easy fix.
Be aware of pseudoscience and stupidity.
RSS Feed