A FITNESS coach has revealed that she used to be “toxic” on social media in a bid to warn people of the lies that some influencers tell.
Hannah Barry has dedicated over eight years of her life to the fitness industry but wants people to know it’s not all sunshine and rainbows.
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The fitness coach admitted to being a “really toxic fitness influencer” because it got millions of views on her videos.
She has now revealed that she didn’t do any of the ab workouts she promoted and advised people not to buy into them to receive a flatter belly.
Hannah said: “I used to be a really toxic fitness influencer.
“Now I’m just not so toxic.
“And I want to tell you some b******t that goes on within the fitness industry that you probably don’t know about.
She divulged that a lot of one-to-one coaching sessions offered by influencers online are not even completed by them, but by someone pretending to be them.
Hannah’s most shocking revelation was that she never actually did any of the ab workouts she posted.
She explained: “Ab workouts are posted purely for engagement.
“I never really did any of the ab workouts I actually did.
“They just got millions of views.
“I know that’s so s****y to say but it’s also so true.
“Ab workouts don’t actually build abs whatsoever.”
The fitness guru also addressed detoxes and “hormone balancing smoothies” or diets promoted by influencers.
She stated: “You might see these hormone balancing smoothies, s**t like that.
“All b******t as well.
“Cleanses, detoxes – all absolute s**t.
“They don’t work. You have a liver because your liver detoxes your body for you.”
People flocked to the comments to commend Hannah’s honesty, calling it “refreshing” for an influencer to spread awareness about the industry.
One said: “It’s really refreshing that you’re so aware and so willing to share that awareness.”
Hannah replied to this comment with: “Aw, thank you! I literally hate seeing people being misinformed and feel awful that I contributed at one stage.”
Another viewer penned: “Good on ya for sharing and being so honest! We live and we learn!”
A third said: “What a powerful step to acknowledge that you were once toxic and you wanted to make a change to it. Now, THAT IS GROWTH.”