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Welcome to There is a Method to the Madness. My name is Rob Maxwell and I'm an exercise physiologist and personal trainer. I am the owner of Maxwell's fitness programs and I've been in business since 1994. The purpose of this podcast is to get to the real deal of what really works and most importantly why things work. Hence the name, There is a Method to the Madness. Before I get to today's show, I want to thank Jonathan and Lynn Gilden of the Gilden Group at Realty Pros. They are committed to providing the highest level of customer service in home sales. Why don't you give them a shout and figure out what your home is worth? 386-451-2412. Well, let's get this show on the road, everybody. Coach Rob here to hopefully give you some health and fitness inspiration, some motivation, and uh today some information and education. So, I mean, I try to make it all education all the time, but I'm going to give you some uh what I think is pretty neat information. Every year, the American College of Sports Medicine gives out their uh or puts out their top 20 trends in health and fitness, and it's always interesting. I mean, they're that it's kind of the same thing each year. This year it's a little bit different, but basically, um the top 20 trends, and I always taught it when I was teaching trainers to be trainers, you know, as a way to kind of look at which way the industry appears to be going. Um, and again, it it stays pretty consistent through the years. There's a couple shakeups this year, so I'm gonna go over those and kind of give you my uh spiel on them. Um let me first start by explaining the uh difference between, say, trends and fads. So fads are very like short-lived. It's uh, you know, something everybody does for a few months and then kind of quits. Sometimes fads can turn into trends, and trends are a little bit more longer lasting. Typically, we look at them like in a year's time, say. So for this year, this tended to be the biggest trend. So that's kind of the difference there. Um, trends give us a lot more information than fads because fads are usually, as I said, very quick fixes and don't last very long. And sometimes trends, I mean, you know, nothing trends forever. Things definitely change, but uh, we definitely get a little bit more information out of them. So without further ado, let's start talking about these top 20 trends. Number one in health and fitness last year was wearable technology. So that's like smartwatches, your Apple Watches, your Garmin's. Um, I'm kind of surprised it's number one, but you know, if you're basing that off of sales, then I can see that for sure. Um, I know Apple Watch last year came out like with their mega Apple Watch with a little bit more fitness-friendly features on them, so that probably drove the market up quite a bit. Because prior to that, Apple Watches were um kind of secondary in the fitness market, like Garmin's were a little bit better for runners and more popular with runners, but Apple Watches had all the other features that people like too, you know, like the ability, the text, uh GPS, you know, all that good stuff. But they uh improved last year on their fitness, so that's probably why that got sparked a little bit because let's face it, I mean, Apple almost outsells everybody and everything. So I'm sure that's why. Uh, very quick on that. I mean, it's a tool, you know, like wearable technology, no matter what it does, and I know it's like really high tech now where it can read your sleeping patterns and women's menstrual strike cycles and all that. I mean, good information, but like I also want to keep it simple, stupid, and uh, you know, repeat what I said the other day about uh Hippocrates versus uh Dr. Adia, you know, the the old, old, old, old warrior from centuries ago, doctor from centuries ago versus today that was a big deal on 60 Minutes, and I was saying how, you know what, we don't have to go that modern with a lot of this stuff. So it's kind of the same with the smartwatches. They're great, they're a good tool. I use them, but they're just a tool. They're not gonna make you fit if you don't do the work and eat right. All right. Number two, trend isn't something that you buy per se, it is fitness programs for older adults. That one's been kind of floating up in the top five for a really, really long time. And uh I absolutely agree that it's a major trend, if not just a new way of life, because the the boomers and now Gen Xers who are getting older have been flooding the fitness market more so than the youngsters for a long time. So that's a wonderful thing. That means that more of them are active. Um, I believe I've said this before on this podcast. I know I've said it a bunch of times throughout my day, that uh, you know, seniors are some of the most enjoyable um uh demographics to work with. I mean, they just tend to take it serious, they tend to make it a priority, they tend to do what they're supposed to do. Their goals are usually activities of daily living and things that we can absolutely put a tangible goal onto and they get better, versus maybe some of the more superficial goals you might get with younger clientele. So I think that's a beautiful thing. We uh primarily work with seniors here, I'd say. I mean, we have all age groups, but probably, well, definitely over 50 is, you know, more of our population. Okay, number three, popping back up here this year, exercise for weight management. I mean, that's never gonna go away. I mean, people want to exercise, you know, to lose weight. And one of the first things everybody thinks of when they have to drop some pounds is, you know, I gotta go on a diet and I gotta start exercising. So it's always gonna be there. But, you know, as uh you know, I wrote a book called You Can't Outrun a Poor Diet because it's just so true. So exercise absolutely has a role in weight loss. There's no question that the way to lose weight is we have to take in less energy than we put out. So the put out the energy is exercise's partly exercise's role in that. We do have to put out more activity, but if we don't fine-tune our diet, it's gonna be, you know, moving a little bit forward and then moving back. So we have to understand we have to change the diet. And exercise has so many other roles than just diet. I mean, than just losing weight. I mean, exercise, as I said earlier with the seniors, you know, it's about the activities of daily living. It increases muscle mass, it increases performance, it decreases your risk for falls, it makes you feel better, it raises your self-esteem, raises your confidence, lowers anxiety, lowers depression, does so many things. So, like we have to remember that. Yes, it's a tool for weight management, but it's a tool for everything else. And if we don't watch our diet, it's not going to help us really that much with our weight. Number four, mobile exercise apps. I mean, that's become a huge thing. You know, get your workouts on your app. You can be uh you hit your app and it gives you a workout of the day. Or of course, you know, um different kinds of food apps, which I've advocated for years, are good too. So I'm not surprised apps, I mean, everything on the phone, everything technology-based, it's got to be on the rise. I mean, that's just where we're at right now. Um it's coming, it's happening, and like everything, it can be a tool, you know. Like I'm a big believer in, you know, just going to the gym, working out, having an accountability partner, and all that good stuff. But these apps also have a role. Like if they help you pull up a workout that you didn't feel like thinking about on your own, or like it just is interesting to do, fun to do, by all means, it's a good thing. It's just we I don't believe we can allow technology to replace, you know, human relationships, going to the gym, seeing each other, talking to each other. Um, I don't think it can replace it personally. Um so it's a tool, it's on the rise, it'll probably stay on the rise, but like our wearable technology, it's a tool. Number five, it's very similar to our seniors entering the workout world more, but balance flow and core strength training. So that's becoming really more popular, and especially the balance part. I mean, you know, strength and balance go hand in hand. I mean, they just do. So the greater your strength is, the greater your balance is going to be. Because a lot of the intrinsic stability muscles, the tiny little muscles that you don't think about are responsible for balance. And unless you specifically train them, they're not going to get better. So, for example, you have little tiny intrinsic muscles in your ankle area. Now, if you've ever done a standing leg exercise like we advocate here, you stand on one leg, you lift the other leg, you know, you notice like everything starts kind of shaking, and you see those tiny little muscle fibers going in the tetany, meaning they're twitching and working. So they're getting the work they need. When those muscles get stronger, your balance improves. And one of the principles of physical fitness is retrogression. So use it or lose it. So if you're not doing all the balance things you used to do as a kid, right? I mean, when we're a kid, we're trying to walk across a curb like, you know, without stepping in the road, you know. Um, no, I never really uh advocated doing that on Fifth Avenue or on the George Washington Bridge or anything, but like I think everybody knows what I'm talking about. Like riding your bicycle takes balance, you know, skateboards. I was a big skateboarder as a kid, you know, that takes balance. Well, we stop doing that stuff. So naturally our balance starts to go away. So one of the beauties of strength training is it can help your balance and does help your balance. For anybody over 50, we start doing balance exercises with them because it's so critical for their overall health. Number six, exercise for mental health. You know, since COVID, I mean, all we hear about is there's a decline of mental health in the United States and worldwide. And it is so true. Like COVID threw us for a loop as a world, didn't it? I mean, everybody started working from home and we had social distancing and we weren't allowed to go places. And human beings are physical, social animals. We just are like we need to talk to people, we need affection, you know, we need touch, we need all that. Like we are very, very, very social beings. Now, some of us are more introverted than others. That's that's okay, but introverts need interaction, extroverts need interaction. So we're very social. So all of that that happened with COVID took so much of that away that a lot of people's mental health really started to decline. And one of the solutions we found is exercise, going to the gym, getting out and doing all that really, really helps. And it look, it's been proven over and over. I saw, not saw, I mean I've reviewed it many, many times, but a Harvard study that reviewed exercise versus therapy versus psychotropic, so medication, and then two out of three, two out of three, so to say, and then all of it together. And what they found was the person that was seeing a counselor for their mental health, which is very important, taking the appropriate medication for themselves and exercise had the greatest output for mental health. They also found that exercise by itself gave a boost, which is really, really cool. But when you see, you know, this, I talked about it the other day, this dichotomy thinking, this all or nothing thinking, you know, it's wrong. You'll have people saying, oh, just do this, you know, oh, just take medication. It's gonna make you feel better. And no, this, you know, this is a health and wellness podcast. I'm not saying what to do with drugs. I'm just saying anytime somebody's saying stuff like that, they typically don't know what they're talking about. It should never be all or nothing. The medication should be 100% up to you and your physician. And, you know, exercise folks like myself should not be telling you to get off of them. That's ridiculous. What we are saying is that they exercise really, really helps and gives you a boost if nothing else was there. Doesn't say it replaces anything. So remember, the ultimate part of the study, the Harvard study, was put all three together and you have yourself an ideal mental health outcome, which I think is really, really cool. Number six seven, traditional strength training is coming back. Thank goodness. So there's been a lot of like different trends through the years, like CrossFit and things, and they're all great. You know, they're I I say it all the time. Like, you know, if if that's what gets you to move, that's an awesome thing, you know. But we also don't have to do extreme versions of strength training. We can just do basic strength training. And I've always been an advocate of basic strength training, which is basically basic. You are working all of your major muscle groups. So your 10 major muscle groups, you're doing them with a moderate rep range of, say, 10 to 15. You're using moderate loads of 10 to 15. You do one to three sets depending on your time and your goals. You do this two to three times a week. You make sure all the muscles get trained in balance, and you're good. That's like traditional strength training. Doesn't mean you you can't break it up and do splits, split routines. No, that's fine too. But that's all traditional strength training. So it doesn't have to be super fancy. It doesn't have to be um, you know, a really high-tech program and all these different forms of periodization. Like none of that stuff encourages people to get to the gym. It just doesn't. You know, it's kind of cool at first, and somebody out there is trying to sell you a program that you go, oh, I need to do this. And then usually it's too complex and you quit. So it doesn't have to be that way. So I'm glad to see traditional strength training coming back. Next, number eight is data-driven technology. So, yeah, of course, that's going to be a big trend. I mean, we're in the era of AI and everything is measurable. And, you know, there's nothing wrong with that. I always say that if you can measure it, you can manage it. I mean, I didn't make that up, but of course I took that from the business world. But, you know, it's true. So data has its points. I mean, looking at statistics has its points. But like when I was talking in the email, I wrote in the email and mentioned it briefly earlier, you know, uh, Dr. Peter Adia was on 60 Minutes. And, you know, I respect him. He's uh a physician that really pushes strength training and exercise and VO2 max testing. I mean, all that's great, you know, and he's really high-tech and he does all kinds of screenings to check people out at first, such as VO2 max testing and different kinds of labs and things like that. And then I compared him back to um Hippocrates and and, you know, the um how he was the very first physician to ever look at sports medicine and he wrote the first exercise prescription. You know, I mean, and my my joke was like, you know, even though we're so high tech right now, the people really were just as fit back in his day, right? Back in the Greeks' day. I mean, you know, it was more like everything was a little bit more common sense. I mean, obviously we've learned a lot, right? And I've got no, no, nothing against Dr. Peter Addy. I just think, you know, some of this high-tech stuff isn't necessary. You know, I used to do VO2max testing here at my gym. And what's so funny is ever since that 60 Minutes thing came out, I've got literally two phone calls and a couple emails asking me if I did VO2max testing. So 60 Minutes got what they wanted. You know, they got everybody out there curious about this. And I wrote people back saying, I used to have the equipment, but I I got rid of it, you know, because the only thing people really did with it was get their numbers. And then after that, it was like, now what? You know, you tell them, well, this is how you improve it. And most people didn't. They just took the data and ran. So, you know, it's a trend. My feeling is it's going to continue to be a trend, but I don't think it's going to replace common sense training by any means. Um, number nine is adult-driven recreation and sports clubs. So, you know, think pickleball and things like that. I'm glad to see it. Like I said, um, the boomers and the older Gen Xers are really starting to take over the health and fitness world, and pickleball's exploded. It has become like the most popular news sport in the world. So that's great. It's not just pickleball, but I'm just trying to give you some examples. That's become a really big trend, and I really think that's a good thing. Like, I'm glad to see it because I think any ages, people need to be getting out of their house, going to be social, playing sports and games with their friends, their teammates, whatever. I think that's a cool trend, and I'm 100% in favor for that. Number 10, functional fitness training. So that was higher a couple years ago. Like that was trending towards number one. Now, I like the fact that functional fitness training is kind of a trend, but I hate the name because like that's how all strength training should be. Um, a lot of companies for a while there, when functional fitness training was like venturing around number one and two, were like trying to make it sound like it's a special way to train, like it's more functional to do this. And they're doing all these kind of like crazy exercises that are like, well, we're replicating real life. And I'm looking at them going, you're not replicating real life. Like, who does that? Like, it's almost like, you know, they're trying to tell you that there's special ways to make your body more functional. In reality, there isn't. So, yes, I'm glad everybody's thinking of function and not just aesthetics and body composition when they work out. But at the same time, I don't want you fooled by the name because if you are training all of your major muscle groups and doing the basic human movements of squat, hinge, lunge, push, pull, all right. That's the key right there. If you're doing that, you are doing functional movements, all right? So it's great, it's a trend, but let's not get too fooled by the name out there. You don't have to like be buying some functional training package. All right. Number 11, boutique fitness. I guess I should be jumping off the walls that that's great, because essentially my personal training gym, that's kind of considered boutique fitness. So, meaning it's small, it's a niche market. Um, you know, that's kind of what personal training studios are, or yoga studios or Pilates studios. So, you know, that's kind of like that boutique fitness thing. Um, it's down like number 11, what'd I say? 11? Yep, 11. It it's that's still obviously top 20, but it was higher a few years ago. I believe it was in the top five. So does that mean it's on the way down? I mean, it could be because, you know, I think brick and mortar facilities are starting to go away a little more. Like we're starting to see a lot more online classes and a lot more Zoom things. And I even do some remote training myself. So we're starting to see a little bit of less of people actually going to places. So I could see why that started to decline a little bit. Although being 11, it's still very popular. Number 12, high intensity interval training. That is also on the decline. And kind of like functional fitness training, I mean, there's nothing special about it. It's good. It's just we don't want to get fooled by the name a whole lot. So all's hit is H-I-I-T, high intensity interval training is, is elevating your heart rate and or VO2 max well above, say, 90%-ish. Like you're shooting for almost the top, and then you are allowing some recovery. So we've known for, God, I don't know, since I was in exercise physiology school over 30 years ago. I mean, interval training works, you know, but it's not magic, you know. Steady rate exercise where you just go out for 30 minutes for a jog or a power walk or whatever, that also works, you know. It really comes down to your time, your motivation. Like some people get super bored doing the same thing over and over, so they like spike it with some interval training. I mean, that's fine. And there is research that shows that getting your heart rate up for a very brief period of time and bringing it down is is beneficial. It's just not that special, though. Like, you know, again, that's why we have to go, you know, maybe some of these modern physicians might say, oh, it's got to be, you know, 10 times one minute above 95% of your onset of blood lactic acid accumulation, followed by 30 seconds of a 70%. I mean, no, it doesn't have to be that complicated. And I know probably most of you are going, like, okay, I don't think it is, but some people do. And so what happens is they get a paralysis of analysis because they're like, you know, if I don't know how to do these intervals, I'm not gonna do them. It's like, well, look, again, it really just comes down to your motivation and personality. If you're a steady rate person and you go out and jog for 30 minutes and you love it, man, stick to it. But if you're getting bored and you you do 10 minutes and quit, well, tell yourself you're gonna try some intervals. But don't overthink it. Just get your heart rate up, bring it down. Get your heart rate up, bring it down. And do that until your workout's over, you know. So it's dropping a little, but it's still a big trend. But I also think it's a uh, you know, misunderstood trend, too. And it's sold. I mean, all this stuff is marketing, people put programs out there. I mean, Peloton made a fortune off of it for a while there, right? You know, the Peloton interval workouts, so it's money. Group fitness classes being number 13. I mean, they're sort of they've stayed stable through the years. Like it's always been kind of popular. It was definitely more popular at one time, but as you see, being 13, it's still top 20, so it's still popular. Again, less and less people are actually going to gyms. So this is where people are actually going into brick and mortar style facilities and doing group exercise classes. I'm a big fan of them. Like, I don't do them myself because I'm not really interested in a lot of the styles of classes they are. But like the spin classes, definitely the yoga classes, definitely they still do different forms of aerobic classes like stepaerobics and all that. I mean, again, you're bringing in the social component for people. And it's so important. So I do think it's very, very good if that's your way of trying to be fit. Like if you're having trouble getting going and you don't want to go out by yourself and do cardio because it's boring, by all means, I think it's great to join one of these classes. I think it can be very beneficial for you. All right. Number 14, exercise for chronic disease management. I think this is going to be on the rise, on the rise, on the rise. So we did the uh certification exercises, medicine certification through the ACSM last year. And it's it's basically a uh certification that helps you work with healthcare providers such as physicians into helping bridge the gap from doctors into the gym world. So it's a really it's a it's a cool certification, not that you need a certification to do it, but you know, it just shows that the American College of Sports Medicine is really thinking about it and uh you know making an emphasis on it. And I just think it is so important. Like a lot of our referrals comes from physicians, you know. Sometimes it's more specific, like somebody needs to work on a specific joint issue. Um, and sometimes it's very general, like, you know, my patient is lacking balance, um, you know, that they need to move more, they have issues with their strength. But anyway, it's becoming more and more popular for people to really start exercising for the chronic disease. And look, we have to. I mean, you know, we have to if we want a healthy life. I mean, exercise truly is the fountain of youth. So there's no question, and I also think that's why there's a huge uptick from our boomers and seniors entering into the fitness world now because they know they need to do it. So I'm glad to see that's a trend. I'm surprised it's so low. I believe it will absolutely be rising. All right. Employment of real exercise professionals is on the rise, and that's great to see. I mean, I've been lobbying for that for so, so long. I've gotten off my broom a little bit on it over the last few years because it's like I think it's starting to trend in the right direction. But like, so many fitness professionals don't have education or certification to be talking about what they're talking about. And we can't regulate social media. So all we can do is better educate people who are on social media. Only 20% of the people on social media have the correct credentials to be talking about what they're talking about. Only 20%. Look, they're allowed, it's a free country, and you know, that's not censored. So, you know, they can talk about what they want, but we have to do a better job. Me, our us professionals of going, okay, this is what you look for in somebody with this, and this is what you don't, because it runs rampant. I mean, I see stuff online right now, I see these influencers talking about what people should be doing with their diets or stupid exercises, and I watch some of these really dangerous exercises are showing people, and I'm like, you're unprofessional. So real professionals are on the rise, and I'm very happy to see that. And my opinion on that, I mean, ACSM also has their opinion that's very similar, but it's I was saying both. But basically, I think you should have an education, a college education in health and fitness. I believe you should be certified by one of the big four agencies: American College of Sports Medicine, National Strength and Condition Association, ACE, which is American Council on Exercise, or National Academy of Sports Medicine. Those are one of the big four. I think you should have that, and I think you should have experience. If you don't have that minimum, you know, well, I should say if they don't have that minimum, turn the channel. Just they don't know what they're talking about. I used to always say that you can't ask a racehorse how it got fast. So just because somebody looks good doesn't mean they know what they're talking about. I can promise you that. All right. Where are we here? Number 16, exercise and physical rehab and adaptive training. So that's kind of like the crossbridge that I've been seeing become more and more popular. So I think that's a really good thing. What that means is like when people get hurt, they see their doctor, like orthopedic injury-wise, right? The doctor then does what they need to do, and then often they go to physical therapy, which can be good as long as you get a good physical therapist. But then a lot of times people are just kind of like thrown out. I mean, not literally, but it's like, okay, you're good, you can leave. Well, now we know that. Well, now I should say more and more people are saying, you know, from there, get with a certified strength conditioning coach, uh, personal trainer, and work on what you were working on. So now there's It's more of a like a plan of going from one to the other. And that's part of that exercise is medicine credential I was talking about earlier. That's part of it where all Allied health professionals are starting to work together a little bit more. And really, that was heavily due to the American College of Sports Medicine work in that area. So I think that's a good thing. We've always done that. Like we've always had, I should say, I've always had a good reputation with other Allied health people. So they do refer to me. So that helps. 17. Hot and cold therapies. So, you know, we now have like more sauna rooms. We have um, you know, cold plunges, we have all these different things people are doing. I mean, it's a trend. It was a huge fad. Now it's a trend. I wouldn't think too much about it. Like, look, I know like um cold plunges are super popular, right? You know, my opinion is one of the values of them is it's hard. So, like, if you can endure getting into like a super cold shower for like three minutes, you know, that's hard. But I mean, there's not going to be this huge change in your body either way. Like, there's just not. The the literature, I mean, some literature is gonna say it does, but that's very biased literature. The reality is, you know, that kind of stuff, if you like it, go for it. Like I said, the fact jumping in a cold shower says, oh man, it was hard and I did it. I mean, I also think just life itself can be hard sometimes. I don't know, we got to go out of our way. But, you know, as far as the physiological benefits, there's not a lot of proof to it. All right. I mean, heat and cold is a great modality for when you're injured. You know, when you have an acute injury, you need to ice it, you know, first 48 hours. After that, we need to use heat. That's the true benefit of hot and cold therapy. All right. Number 18, outdoor fitness activities are sort of staying stable. I mean, they used to be higher than they are now, but they're staying stable, which I guess is good. I think a lot of that has to do with some seniors getting back into the uh, you know, the athletic things like softball and things like that. I mean, I it's a trend. That's cool. I would say the only thing I can say on that is great, because people really do need to get out to the outdoors, hike more, bike more, walk more, uh, play sports. I think it's a good thing. And if uh you got the availability, I would absolutely do it. Here in our area, we can go and we can get on the beach and walk the beach. It's really good for the body and mind. All right. Number 19, big boxes gyms are still staying stable up there. There's still a trend. So your big uh LA fitnesses, your YMCAs, you know, we call those big box gyms because basically they're a big building with a ton of equipment in it that everybody shares. I mean, that's basically what it is. The idea behind them isn't so much programming, um, isn't so much retention. It's about, you know, here's the space. If you want to rent the space to work out, go for it. So, you know, they're probably always gonna be in the top 20. And I think I think gyms are good. Like I've always said, you know, if if you know what you're doing or whatever, gyms are great. I love going to different gyms. If I go travel places, I like to go to gyms and see what's going on out there, uh, you know, get a different vibe. So I think it's a really good thing. I mean, you know, I don't want to sit here and take sides, but like if somebody's gonna sit at home and like with their online trainer or something like that, and I do some of that, that's fine. But I don't know. Like, personally, I think it's better that people get up, get out, and go to the gym. I just think that whatever, whether it be boutique like our place, you know, personal training or the big box gyms. I mean, I know some people don't want to because there's an intimidation factor, and I get that. My new book, I talk about like how to get around that, you know, but there are ways around it to where you can get less intimidated going to the gym. I just think there's a huge value in getting out, getting social, and going to the gym. There's a value to staying home and doing it too. But like the fact this is still in the top 20, I think is a good thing. You know, maybe in boutique fitness personal training studio, I still tell people, I'm like, ah, get a membership, you know? Like, you don't have to do this at home. You can, but get a membership, you know, when you're ready for that. I think it's just a good idea. And they're, you know, they're pretty cheap. Planet Fitness, like, it's not that expensive anymore. So I would get over the uh figure out how you can get over the insecurities and get to the gym if possible. Finally, the last one is youth development. So it's uh it's big, like it has gotten big, and we have to be like really, really careful because so many of these programs I see out there, like they don't know what they're talking about. There's energy systems that are different, meaning, like, I don't want to get too technical here, but like the the way that we make more ATP, a denison triphosphate, which is energy for the muscles, is different. Like, kids are on the immediate energy system, meaning they can't go through like anaerobic glycolysis and their aerobic systems aren't very well built up. So if if a coach is having them do like adult style training, it's not going to be ideal for the kids because number one, they don't have the system for it yet. Number two, most importantly, they could get hurt. I also think I'm a big believer in going back to basics and let kids be kids. Like, look, if the the best child or kid development thing you can do is let them play sports if they want to. Like, I don't think they need to be doing all this extra training to get to the next level. I think that's sort of a hype that's been sold to them. I see it all the time. I see parents jump on it and they're paying for these like boot camp style classes that their 11-year-olds are going to so they can be like the next Nolan Ryan on the pitching mount. I mean, it's you're you're you're selling people false hope. It's like out of all these 20, this is the one that I'm like, oh man, come on, we got to step back, people. Like, let kids be kids. You know, some of the heroes I grew up with watching play sports was like Dan Marino and John Elway and Joe Montana. And let me tell you, they played other sports. They didn't just stick to one sport and then do like strength and conditioning for that sport. Like, they didn't do that. And look how good they were. I mean, I probably Montana, but I know for sure Marino and Elway played baseball. I mean, legendary football players. They also got professional baseball contracts at one point in their life, too. And when you listen to them talk, I mean, they're not killing it at the gym when they're 11. They were playing their sport, they were having fun, they were playing multiple sports. I mean, to get to the next level, you know, we've always said you better pick the right parents because that is going to be such a huge part of it, right? And to tell these kids they're gonna be the next whatever by how they train, it's just not true. And quite frankly, you could really be impacting their childhood, which, you know, obviously that's the worst thing we can do, right? So let kids be kids. I mean, there are times I've worked with some of the parents, kids that are playing sports because they didn't want to get hurt. That's fine. But we also always said to them, too, it's like, you know, just have fun, play your sport, don't overdo your sport, and you won't get hurt. All right. So these are the trends. I hope you enjoyed them. If you had any questions on these, send me an email, send me a text, all that. Um please remember to send this out to people. It really helps. 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