Navigating Social Media Fitness Advice as an Athlete with Ben Carpenter

About this episode

In this episode, Ben Carpenter discusses navigating social media fitness advice and the elitism in the running community.

Today’s guest is one of our favorite social media personalities, Ben Carpenter. Ben is a personal trainer who regularly debunks fitness myths on his popular social media page, @bdccarpenter. He’s also the author of “Everything Fat Loss: The Definitive No Bullsh*t Guide” and “Fat Loss Habits: The No Bullsh*t Guide to Losing Weight.”In part two of our interview with Ben, we discuss how to navigate social media advice, gatekeeping in the running community, and more! Thank you to our sponsors: ✨ Title Nine : Comfortable sports bras that actually fit, from a women-owned company. Use code RUNTOTHEFINISH for free shipping at https://runtothefinish.com/title-nine/ ✨ Amazfit : User-friendly simple running watches with advanced features, at an affordable price point. Use link http://bit.ly/4nai73H for 10% off your purchase. ✨ Probio : NSF-certified, clinically dosed, all-in-one supplement. Use this link for 40% off your order and an additional 10% and free shipping on a subscription. ✨Join us on Patreon.com/treadlightlyrunning or subscribe on Apple Podcasts for special subscriber-only content! In this episode, you’ll learn: ✅ How to navigate social media information vs misinformation ✅…

People in this episode

Hosts: Amanda Brooks, Laura Norris

Guest: Ben Carpenter

Topics covered

• social media fitness advice
• running community
• fitness myths
• critical thinking
• elitism in running

Keywords

• fitness advice
• social media
• running
• myths
• critical thinking
• elitism
• Ben Carpenter

Sponsors

Title Nine, Amazfit, Probio

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Everything Fat Loss: The Definitive No Bullsh*t Guide, Fat Loss Habits: The No Bullsh*t Guide to Losing Weight

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