Social media brings with it instant access to tons of health and fitness information. On the surface this may seem like a positive thing.

In truth we are inundated daily with millions of words and images that are not posted for our benefit but merely to beguile us into spending our hard earned money on useless supplements, over-complicated workout routines, and gadgets lauded to improve performance but ultimately destined for the landfill pile.

Join us this week as we discuss some of our favorite and least favorite fitness fads, gimmicks and trends that have popped up over the last few years on social media and beyond.