"Is Working Out the Newest Health Hazard?"

Triathlon Forum
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shitty headline, but worth looking at overall. check the follow-up headline (i don’t know what the second, little headline is called. i think the by-line is the author):

“Unqualified personal trainers are putting your life at risk. Here’s how to protect yourself from this emerging national exercise epidemic.”

http://health.msn.com/fitness/articlepage.aspx?cp-documentid=100234946&page=1

while there are many educated folks her that don’t worry about this, we all get asked about ‘getting in shape’ from our sedentary friends, so ‘underqualified’ personal trainers (dumbasses), and gyms that require no standards (cheap asses) are always a threat.

I think this also can be expanded to coaches as well - plus certification standards are a boon to those that are qualified.

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certification programs are utter crap. the provide a false sense of security. people in general are too concerned with safety. people need to trust themselves more and others less, do things on their own, learn from their own mistakes. seek advice from friends and quit paying to have their hands held.

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seek advice from friends and quit paying to have their hands held.
so a friend knows more than someone who has at least taken classes or at the very least passed a test? hmm…