Where this information comes from

Expert contributors

• Erina Fair — Personal Trainer

  Interviewed for RepOne, 2026. Quoted with permission.

• Jennifer Schweser — Exercise and Sport Scientist

  Interviewed for RepOne, 2026. Quoted with permission.

  @jennifer.schweser on Instagram

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