YouTube is a treasure trove of free fitness content, and a lot of it is actually pretty decent in quality. However, even though the workouts themselves are structured and taught well, many of them make some questionable assertions about their effects — a HIIT workout I reviewed a few months ago alleged that I would “burn 500 calories” by doing it (spoiler alert: I did not).
I’ve heard the name “Chloe Ting” floating around my fitness circles for years, and I recently stumbled upon her popular Hourglass Challenge on YouTube. Among the various workouts in the challenge is this one, which claims to reduce the appearance of hip dips. Can a 10-minute equipment-free workout really change the appearance of your body so drastically? I had some (very strong) doubts, but I didn’t want to pass judgment without trying the workout first. So I rolled out my mat, laced up my sneakers, and pressed play on Chloe Ting’s hip dips workout. Here’s what I thought.
