Singapore Personal Trainer: Observation - Beware what you buy

One of my clients missed 2 training sessions this week. He is one of the most dedicated guys who has gotten some of the best results of any client! But why miss training?

Stomach viral flu thats why. Constant toilet trips for 3 days, and a trip to the hospital for an IV drip. He lost 3kg in 3 days.

He got dehydrated, weaker and less healthy.

Hes back now but it will take about a week or so of proper eating and training to get back to pre-sickness levels.

But hey isn't that what some places in Singapore that specialize in weight loss do?

Wrap a client up in cling wrap and stay in a heated room to lose "weight"... or some injections that cause your body to cleanse itself?

I think I have found the perfect analogy.

Those therapies have no scientific backing (and those centers will not be able to provide any...).
They are dangerous

They work as well as...

A Stomach Flu Virus

Same mechanism - you lose water, go toilet more...

Same results - you lose health

NOT A VALID WEIGHT LOSS METHOD

Singapore Personal Trainer: Nutrition Observation

I was recently walking past a famous hawker stall that is known for its wanton noodles. There was a massive line waiting to buy the noodles. I suspect it's a 30-40min wait!

Think about it for a moment, this is a massive waste. You wait a long time wasting time which is our most un-renewable resource.

Then you eat food that shortens life and reduces the quality of life. Another priceless thing.

What a bad use of an afternoon. Think about it...

We need to disconnect emotions from food.

"Oh I feel stressed" becomes "I need a sweet desert now"... that is an emotional linkage to food and it gets us fat and weak.