Ep 365 - The Science Behind Toxic Online Fitness Culture

Have you noticed that real life fitness culture is awesome, but online fitness culture sucks?

Yeah, us too.

In this episode, the Erics discuss why toxic online fitness culture is the way it is, leaning on actual scientific research on which personality types are dictating discourse and driving engagement. The conversation ends with practical tips for strategically cultivating a better experience on social media platforms.

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Chapters

00:00 Intro

6:58 IRL fitness versus online fitness

17:33 Personality traits and states; types of narcissism

21:51 Traits of influencers

32:00 Traits of frequent posters/users

35:44 How being on social media (transiently) changes personality states

44:45 Skepticism versus cynicism

54:51 Practical tips for strategically cultivating a better experience