ARE YOU ACTUALLY FIT, OR DO YOU JUST LOOK IT ?

There’s a big difference between staged photos and reality, and according to personal trainer Davin Choo, there’s more to being fit than just looking the part.

- Mitchell Oakley Smith

Such is the accuracy of Instagram’s unique user targeting that once you’ve double-tapped on one image of a friend, influencer or celebrity showing offtheir ripped physique at the gym, and the next thing your feed is filled with similar imagery. It’s enough to inspire a post-circuit breaker detox and hit the streets in a new workout kit, but what exactly are we hoping to achieve? “I believe that most of us are guilty of judging someone’s level of fitness based on their appearance,” says personal trainer Davin Choo. “Although having a set of chiselled abs, ripping muscularity and ridiculously low body fat might indicate a certain level of fitness, it’s not always the case.”