On Wednesday, March 7, 2018, MIUC´s students were treated to a Fitness and Nutrition seminar.
Presenters Antonio Fonduca and Antonio Villanueva of the IPTA (International Personal Training Agency) engaged the crowd by calling them on some of their cherished health and fitness beliefs, debunking many of them as myths. Of particular interest was the focus on marketing and fake health news, highlighting the targeted marketing beyond many of the money-making schemes currently awash on the Internet and elsewhere.
Students and staff were surprised to learn that some of the “top” fitness beliefs they had been following were just the latest craze, proven by science to not be actually true. This included the Himalayan salt scam, where the price can be up to 100 time that of the typical table salt available at your local grocery shop for salt with impurities, to the fitness craze of elevation training masks or electrostimulation devices.
The engaging presenters reminded us that to date, there are no quick fixes, and exercise and proper nutrition are essential to stay fit.
And remember, they admonished the group, if something sounds too good to be true, it probably is!
