Editorial policy
How we write and check our guides
Everything on TrueMe is written to be useful first and honest always. This page explains where our facts come from, what we will not claim, and how to tell us when we get something wrong.
Who writes our content
Guides, tools and video picks are written by the TrueMe team. We are not doctors or physical therapists, so we do not give medical advice. We summarise published research and public health guidance, and we link every source so you can check it yourself.
Our guides are not reviewed by an outside expert, and we will never say that one was when it was not.
We use software tools, including AI writing assistants, to research and draft. Every claim is checked against its source before it is published.
Where our facts come from
Health and exercise claims come from systematic reviews and meta-analyses indexed on PubMed (including Cochrane reviews), and from public health bodies such as the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Calorie estimates use the 2024 Adult Compendium of Physical Activities, unchanged.
We read a source before we cite it, and we report what it found, including how certain the evidence is and where studies disagree. We do not turn “low certainty” into “proven”.
Where there is no research, we say so. For example, we found no trial that tested wall Pilates itself, and our guides make that clear.
What we never claim
- Weight loss by a date, or a guaranteed result of any kind
- Fat loss from one chosen body part (“spot reduction”)
- That an exercise treats, cures or prevents a medical condition
- Reviews, ratings or user numbers that are not real
- An expert review or credential that nobody holds
How we pick other creators’ videos
Our video picks are free YouTube videos we have checked against written criteria: free to watch, a teacher who states a background on their own channel, clear enough to follow at home, and no promise of fast weight loss. Credentials are as each creator states them; we do not verify them independently.
Nobody pays to be listed, and we do not earn anything from those links. We check every month that each video is still available and replace any that are not.
Updates and corrections
Every guide shows the date it was last updated. We revisit guides when new research changes the picture, and the tools when their sources are updated.
If you spot an error, email [email protected] with the page and what is wrong. We reply within one business day and correct confirmed errors as soon as we can, updating the date on the page.
How we make money
TrueMe sells a personalised Wall Pilates plan. The guides, tools, free workouts and challenge are free and do not depend on buying anything. Pages may link to the plan, and we say plainly that we sell it when we compare apps or plans.
We do not run ads on the site, take payment for coverage or use affiliate links.