Legacy: Sports Stories

Who's really training you? The rise of AI PTs | Legacy Spotlight

Legacy: Sports Stories

Show Notes

The promise is simple: follow this fitness plan, and you could look just like them.

The only small catch… they’re not real.What's behind the rise of AI personal trainers bombarding our screens? And what's the impact of seeing these unreal bodies?

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