I train with Sydney bc she's amazing, but she did speak on the calorie counts...she said she realized it was misleading. So she stopped. She has always preached about: mental health, sleep, hydration, and fitness as the pillars of overall wellness.
Queens Sydney Cummings, Heather Robertson, and Caroline Girvan for me 👑 They are more on realistic approach nowadays, they don't make titles like "abs in 2 weeks/shred or lose fat in 10 days"
I know this might sound stupid and incredibly cheesy, but your videos have brought me so much joy. I think you're an amazing person, and I only hope and pray for nothing but the best for you Justina.🌺❤️
I always feel that way! It feels like she’s a best friend or a sister in a way! I do believe she is a very good person with great values! So little you find such people in this materialistic world we live in right now!
I think the first thumbnail of Chloe Ting would fit better in the "concerning" category when compared to the other thumbnails in this category. But in the end, it doesn't really matter as it's just a category and you explained the problems very well.
Video / series idea: I really want to see Justina critiquing some of the form on sponsored Gymshark “athletes.” Or just critiquing a fit-fluencer’s form in general based on the content they put out on Instagram. A lot of bad form out there, and I like to learn what not to do, or how to improve bad form.
I've never really thought about the pose that people use on these kinds of fitness videos, or how good their form is while doing the pose (unless the thumbnail clearly shows a body check pose; that's not usually a video I'd want to do) Now I'm kind of curious how fitness influencers decide on which pose they'll do (and how much they care if their form looks correct lol) This was an interesting video!! ^_^
I found Sydney through you and I love everything she does , her workouts made me feel powerful and I can see now a difference in my body so thank you ! Also your content is amazing 👏
10/10 video, 10/10 cat sweater. 💖 I think I video I’d be interested in seeing would be your opinion as a certified trainer on popular fitness gadgets/accessories, and how practical/necessary some of them are - and which ones are just plain bogus. (Ex: Wrist straps, booty bands, KT tape, jumping trainers, etc.)
Growingananas - literal translation is "Growing Pineapples". Ananas being German for pineapple, (Anna is Austrian). I did originally misread it as GrowingNANNAS, and thought the were workouts for grannies.
I meet Sydney through one of your review videos and when the thumbnails with the calories count showed up I was like.... Wtf??? But then I realized she stoped it. Still, when I go for her, I pick a newer video, without the counting. Anyways.... Thank you for the quality content!
Thanks to your recommendation for Sydney, I started doing some of her workouts this year and have lost 12 pounds with her so far. I’m actually a month into her Summertime Fine challenge from 3 years ago right now. I wanted to see if I could stick to a workout program of hers (instead of picking & choosing videos), and so far so good!
Thanks, Justina! Awesome content as usual! Could you make some short/reel/TikTok/vid about cleans and snatches? I don't fully understand what's the functionality behind them and can't find a good video explanation
An intelligent, well- thought out critique as usual. If only more fitness RU-vidrs did this but, you know, the internet. The language used in a lot of workout videos is quite problematic. Why must fat be “melted / torched / incinerated “? I’m holding out for the “how to coax your excess body fat out of its hiding place and tell it ‘I have no real need for you right now so off you pop’” 10 minute workout. There’s your next video series idea right there! Time for me to go and and work on my annanas - man, have I been neglecting those!😉
I love hearing your feedback on videos like these, plus I learn about new (worthwhile) channels to check out---thank you! Also, I'm not sure if you would be comfortable doing a tier list of pilates/barre-lates videos based on the certifications and expertise you have, but if so, I'd love to know some videos/channels you feel are good quality.
Wow, I never realized how judgey I am about thumbnails until now. I wonder how many potentially good workouts I've passed on just because the thumbnail didn't look super professional.
Re: estimating calorie expenditure from activity - I was looking at the MET score compendium yesterday and it surprised me that they haven’t updated it since ~2013, nearly ten years, so I’m sure those could be improved
I'm wondering about that back flexion (?) thing when doing a single leg deadlift that you mentioned...have you talked about it more in any of your other videos? I don't know if I'm overly concerned about proper forms, after hearing that russian twists aren't good I've been worried that I accidently wreck my body while doing exercise 😅 Do you happen to have any video where you talk about most damaging popular exercises so that we know to avoid them? Anyway, this comment already has a million questions but have you ever thought of commenting on monikafit's workouts? Have a great day and thank you for all the awesome work you do 😊
I'm so sick of the whole "influencer fitness clickbait" culture. It's so exhausting and just not based in reality. It's bad here on RU-vid, but it's a million times worse on Instagram and TikTok. Anytime I scroll through the Instagram explore page I see tons of clickbait ab workouts and it's just gross.
Have you ever checked out Vera LaRo’s channel? I don’t know if there’s a video in that but you mentioned RU-vidrs such as Penny, Heather, Caroline, and I discovered Vera through that clump but never hear her mentioned.
Sydney had owned up to this during one of her programs (I think STF 3.0) that she stopped mentioning calories with her workouts because she realised it was not a good standard to set. I think it’s commendable that a trainer has the courage to do that. Also I wish one of her more recent workouts were considered for this video especially those uploaded in the last 9 months. Sydney followers will understand and agree.
@@JustinaErcole Yup that’s right. When I saw your older video rating workouts programs I was so proud that I was working out with Sydney. You are also the one who helped me steer clear of some stupid programs. So thanks 😊
Video idea: a collab with team for never lean where you review youtube workouts, him from hypertrophy standpoint and you from a functional standpoint? :)
@@JustinaErcole I love her as well BUT she used to have some questionable click bait titles as well (detox yoga, yoga tone, yoga for weightloss, yoga for your butt…). I remember doing them, thinking I was actually working out. I now do strength training and use her videos for stretching and relaxation… but I‘m kind of annoyed at myself thinking I would burn a significant amount of calories or develop any strength with them. Her titles kind of suggested it. She has since changed but I‘m sure there are still other yoga channels out there, suggesting yoga is an efficient way of losing weight. Edit: I just searched „yoga for weightloss“ and these are the videos that pop up: fat burning yoga, yoga to speed up metabolism, HIIT yoga, belly fat burning yoga, toning yoga flow, yoga full body burn … @justina maybe you could do a video on yoga in general?
Ok so I love these type of videos from you because I respect and trust your opinion and you are awesome 😎. So I love doing full body cardio and strength workout videos, I wonder if you could do a review/rate of those with different influencers? I love Penny, Heather, Sydney, and Tracy Steen. Thank you!
Hi! I love your videos! And i would love to do one of your "on demand" workouts for my core , since im working on improving that. do you have a video to recommend that is pelvis "safe"? For example - double leg lifts will make it so i can't bend over for a week, so i want something pelvis friendly, where I still get some bang for my buck.
Im suprised Lilly Sabri didnt appear on the 10min abs workouts. I did Juice and Toyas 30min workout and its really good, they know what they are doing, the workout is fun but too short. One thing I noticed is Chloe Ting is changing she stopped using clickbait titles like she used too. YEs Im waitinf for the growingannnas and Joanna Soh video. Thank you Justina!
The Chloe Ting "Full Body Burn" thumbnail doesn't look quite right to me. In the headless shot, her central abdominal area looks recessed. Maybe it's a trick of the light, or she's doing some sort of vacuum thing, but it just looks a bit weird.
Hey, you should check out Michelle Briehler. She is a certified instructor, has a variety of workouts (barre, pilates, strength, etc), and gives you tips the entire workout.
Justina: "Do i expect her to go through all her videos and change the tumbnailes?" me: YES! Justina: "no" me: kay than... Like why is it okay to keep damaging content on youtube? We can do better...
Imagine you have a can of coke at your midsection. I want you to imagine you’re crushing it between your pelvis and your ribs. That’s how you get some core activation going :)
Name dropping here: Juliette Wooten deserves more sub's, she has over 15 years experience. When her next programme is released I'll be taking a break from Caroline girvan.
@@Ryann8822 She does and I like how she guides you in the workouts but yeah the clickbait it's hectic with Lilly and she also does the body checking too in the thumbnail. It's off putting.
I think it was during Sydney Cumming’s STF3.0 and it was during the cool down session lol yes she realized it was effed up and she did it in hoping people would engage with her videos. But of course we love character development, stopped doing it and paid more attention to her themes on her programming 🫶🏽
Yes, currently I'm doing STF3.0 and she mention in the her cool down session on why she stop putting the calories count. She doesn't want people to focus on needing to burn off the food that we ate. I love that she is promoting good relationship with food and exercise
