AI fitness instructors, Rosalia, Brazilian jiu jitsu
About this episode
The episode discusses misleading AI-generated fitness adverts, profiles musician Rosalía, and explores women's health issues related to contraception.
A BBC investigation has uncovered misleading fitness adverts featuring AI‑generated characters that breach UK advertising rules. If you use social media you've probably seen them: polished fitness videos promising dramatic body transformations in weeks. They show chiselled physiques, striking before‑and‑after images and claims that you can look years younger by following a simple routine. The results often look too good to be true and in many cases, they are. Anita Rani is joined by Katie Gornall, BBC Sport Correspondent to tell us about her report alongside Kate Rowe-Ham, women's strength and longevity coach, who talks about how to stay fit for real. The classically-trained pop musician Rosalía topped many end of year polls for her opera-influenced album Lux. Last night she graced the stage at the O2 Arena as her sell-out tour reached London and last week it was announced she'll receive the 2026 Ivor Novello award for International Songwriter of the Year. Pop Critic of The Observer, Kitty Empire joins us to profile the artist. As a sex educator, Milly Evans knows more about contraception than most. But in the run-up to getting a hormonal coil (IUS), her social media feed was…
People in this episode
Host: Anita Rani
Guests: Katie Gornall, Kate Rowe-Ham, Kitty Empire, Milly Evans, Dr Zara Haider
Topics covered
- AI fitness instructors
- misleading advertising
- women's health
- music
- Brazilian jiu-jitsu
Keywords
- AI fitness
- misleading adverts
- Rosalía
- hormonal contraception
- Brazilian jiu-jitsu
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: BBC, College of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare
Books & works: Lux
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