India, Sept. 21 -- With fitness advice coming at you from every direction, it can feel like you need to try every new supplement, buy the latest equipment or follow every viral workout to reach your goals. But do you really need to chase every fitness trend to make progress? Not necessarily. Instead, focusing on getting the basics right and building habits you can stick to may get you further.

Chennai-based fitness coach Raj Ganpath, who has more than 18 years of experience, is the founder of the Slow Burn Method, co-founder and head coach at Quad Fitness, and author of Simple, Not Easy, is breaking down three basic requirements for fitness and why getting the fundamentals right can matter more than chasing complicated trends.

In an Ins...