Viral online exercise challenges, like the 75 Hard or the 12-3-20, might get you in shape in the short run, but they may not help you build sustainable healthy habits.
while also sticking to a diet and drinking a gallon of water a day, among other things.
Oftentimes the advice of these fitness strategies is “misleading at best and dangerous at worst,” said Victoria Sekely, a physical therapist and the founder of Train Smart Run Strong, leaving you feeling worse than you did before and leading to injury or burnout. If you have never worked with heavy weights, for example, doing a daily kettlebell swing ladder could cause injury. And while some plans do not dictate the type or intensity of exercise, starting a plan with an hour or more of exercise a day can be overwhelming.“Each person has individual needs based on genetics, medical history, including injury history and body type,” Milton added. These factors affect our ability to do different exercises and determines how beneficial they will be, she said.
While this might work for some people, most need time off for their body and mind to recover, Dr Sekely said.