Devlin Brown at the water cooler: Is the 12-3-30 workout trend any good?
Marketing is making it sound like a scientific fitness hack but it isn’t a well-rounded exercise programme
07 March 2022 - 05:05
Q: Is the new 12-3-30 workout trend any good and do you suggest it for fat loss?
A: We are hard-wired as humans to respond to fancy marketing. Imagine someone told you to walk up a hill for 30 minutes a day five times a week. You’d scoff and probably say no. Let TikTok tell you that 12-3-30 is a “new breakthrough” in fitness and you’re all in. Cue Takealot treadmill orders...
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