As more people enter the fitness industry, many partake in false fads and trends that are wildly unhealthy. These trends include misleading diets, diet pills, and unreliable exercises. A majority of the people, however, do not understand the unnecessary health related risks.

New gym-goers may see false advertisements promoting singular exercises to “target fat” in specific areas. This is evidently false. Targeting fat is one of the many gym fads that convinces the gym users that doing certain sets of exercises will rid the body of stubborn fat that is packed on above the muscle. This idea of working out to lose weight in a specific area is absolutely impossible without a proper diet plan and exercise plan. Fat is distributed evenly throughout the body, even though some areas show this fat more. “You need to be hitting the weights at least three days per week,” (https://www.healthline.com)  

Another fad that has started becoming more popular in the fitness and sporting industry is weight loss pills. Weight loss pills are a form of pills that suppress the user’s appetite and or slow and reduce the body’s ability to absorb fats. However, weight loss pills come with a large handful of downsides. For example, nausea, constipation, headaches, insomnia, vomiting, dry mouth, and dizziness, to name a few. These pills, which are approved by the Federal Drug and Food Administration, are not magical weight loss boosting pills. All of the pills have side effects and none of them are risk free.