The Singapore health and fitness industry is (unfortunately) well known for scams, fakes and frauds in products and information. Unfortunately, much of this mis-information is passed along by well meaning people. But when it comes to your health, your fitness and your results, it can be hard to tell the truth from the fakes especially in the intentions of the source are good!

But here is a quick question that has helped me alot in both business situations and in the murky waters of fitness information. I learned it first on a audio program by the late personal development author Napoleon Hill.

Whenever somebody gives an opinion (and it is increasingly easy to hear opinions on the internet), simply ask them this question.

Here it is…

“How do you know?”

There. It is simple, just four words!

Whenever somebody with questionable intentions or knowledge is presented with this question, they will usually struggle to answer (watch them squirm, it is entertaining…). It is alot easier to tell if they are trying to pull a quick on on you by listening to their answer to this question, than by listening to their (perhaps rehearsed) initial statement or opinion.

Try it on shady salespeople, internet forum “gurus” and personal trainers who aren’t qualified to help you get results!