Krista Thom Strength & Rehab Coach

This came up with a client the other day and it got me thinking..

She'd had a body scan done and, along with all the measurements and numbers, it had recommended a bunch of supplements she should apparently be taking.

One of them was a fat burner.

Another was L-carnitine.

This is one reason why I get a bit frustrated with the fitness industry.

Because you can take something that has a very small physiological effect and turn it into:

“This will help you burn fat!"

Technically, some of these supplements can increase things like energy expenditure, thermogenesis or fat oxidation.

But that doesn't mean they're going to make a meaningful difference to your body composition.

And “burning fat for fuel” isn't even the same thing as losing body fat.

You don't need to take a supplement to switch your body into some magical fat-burning mode.

You can increase energy expenditure through things you were probably going to do anyway.

Move your body.
Train hard.
Build some muscle.

Yes, having more muscle can increase your resting energy expenditure, but the bigger win is that you're building a stronger, more capable body in the process.

That's the stuff I'd rather invest my time, money and effort into. Not another tub of something promising to “melt fat”.

Do the "boring stuff" consistently before you look at adding these kind of supplements.

#fitness
#supplements
#aretheyworthit