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Celeb Trainer Ben Bruno Shares Warning About "Instagram Exercises"

Are you guilty of these? - by Lauren Williamson
  • 24 Oct 2019
Celeb Trainer Ben Bruno Shares Warning About "Instagram Exercises"

Let's be honest, most of us are guilty of showing off our fitness prowess on the 'Gram with an extra heavy squat or a pretzel-like yoga position. 

And while these moves are cool occasionally, celeb trainer Ben Bruno has warned his 171k followers off relying on "Instagram exercises" entirely. 

"Exercises are usually classified by body part (chest, back, etc) or by movement pattern (knee dominant, hip-dominant, etc)," he explained on (ironically) Instagram.

"Now we need a new classification called 'Instagram Exercises' for the whacky stuff that fit people come up with just for a video that most normal people never – or could never – do in a real workout."

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I have a thought: why don't we all agree to call trap bar deadlifts 'American Deadlifts'? Hear me out. Trap bar deadlifts are arguably the best exercise in existence, and it has yet to be commandeered by any other country thus far. Bulgarian split squats are great, as are Romanian deadlifts, Turkish getups, Nordic leg curls...the list goes on. Then America had to go and claim the American kettlebell swing, which is on the short list of dumbest exercise in existence. It's embarrassing. How about we right that wrong and take trap bar deadlifts. Who's with me?

Bruno – who trains with the likes of Kate Upton and Chelsea Handler – says he understands the desire for novelty, but the basics need to be nailed first.

"The fit people showing those 'cool' exercises got fit doing the basics," he says. 

"To liken it to nutrition: you should eat mostly healthy food, but it's ok to sprinkle in some treats because, hey, treats are fun. Most of your workout program should revolve around basic exercises to build a good foundation, but if you want to sprinkle in some different stuff to make the training process more enjoyable, have at it."

This thought is backed by science – a new study out of Central Queensland University found a whopping 80 per cent increase in yoga injuries over the last seven years, with speculation that Instagram is to blame.

“There is a high focus on pictures to attract likes, so people may be pushing themselves without enough preparation or warm up to get into the poses just for the sake of a picture," Lead researcher Dr Betul Sekendiz said.

A good reminder to slow the scrolling and focus on form when it comes to fitness. 

Lauren Williamson
Lauren Williamson
Lauren Williamson is the Digital Content Manager for Women's Health and Men's Health. She's an experienced journalist, editor and social media fiend who's well versed in reporting on everything from food trends to fitness, health news to haircare. She has a double degree in Journalism and Political Science.

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