Where do you get your new exercise and fitness info from?

Alphafitnesskw

How do you stay upto date on new literature..

Alphafitnesskw

Yes.. before i get complaints.. some of you will have multiple sources.. choose the one you use most. Thats it 🕵🏻‍♂️
If you do use a good website can you give a link to it..
Thank you

Xellercin

I see a PT every 3-6 weeks who customizes all of my exercises for my particular needs. I've done this for years and despite being disabled, I'm probably in the best shape of my life in terms of day to day function and comfort in my body.

I would personally not trust any source other than someone with a professional level degree in human body function, so someone who has a degree in kinesiology, physical therapy, or is a sport specific coach.

Otherwise, if I were to try specific courses or programs, I would do them with caution and listen carefully to my body to judge how appropriate it is for me specifically. If it was an intense program, I would absolutely see a physical therapist to monitor my progress and address any over compensations or issues with stabilizer muscles, and I would diligently do my small muscle physio exercises in addition to my core, intense workout program.

I don't take risks with my body, and most exercise advice/programs are not designed with optimal function and safety in mind.

As I joke with my PT, if you're active you probably need PT. If you're inactive, you DEFINITELY need PT.

AnnPT77

Other..

At least I think I should say "other"? And I'm not sure how to think about "new", in my particular context.

I'm in a niche: I care about rowing, mostly - boats and machines. I get information from good rowing coaches (in person) or very successful experienced rowers, authorities published by the major sports organizations (like USRowing), even those published by some well-regarded specialty news organizations like Row2K, and even commercial outfits that know what they're doing, like Concept 2.

For non-rowing info, I tend to look to people with strong credentials in the specific subject(s): Physical Therapists, my Osteopath (musculo-skeletal specialist), fitness trainers I know in real life who have good education/credentials in a specific topic area, even sometimes my well-educated/credentialed massage therapist (who has relevant sports massage credentials).

If those kind of folks recommend other sources (that are in their scope of practice/education), I tend to trust the recommended sources, too, unless I find countering evidence. Sometimes I go to organizations (like well-regarded organizations involved in some other sport/exercise specialty) to see what they publish or promote. I've also used books that were written by people with good credentials, reputations, reviews from folks I consider knowledgeable.

Any or all of those may use YouTube or some kind of social media to provide information, I guess, but I definitely don't just go pick random stuff off from social media or YouTube. Yikes.

RockingWithLJ

Other..

I buy books from professionals and consult coaches regularly.