Affiliate Disclosure

What this means in practice

Throughout this site — particularly inside the Top 20 Supplements buying guide and inside individual articles in the Reader — you'll see product cards with links to Amazon.ca. Those links contain our Amazon Associates tracking tag. If you click one and complete a purchase on Amazon (any purchase, not just the linked item) within the next 24 hours, Amazon credits us a percentage of the order as an advertising fee. The amount you pay is exactly the same whether you click our link or not.

How we choose what to link to

Every product mentioned on this site was selected because it matches the evidence-based recommendations in the corresponding article — not because it pays the highest commission. Specifically:

• For supplements, we prefer brands with NSF Certified for Sport, Informed Choice, USP Verified, or IFOS seals where they exist.
• For equipment, we prefer products with at least 4-star average ratings, 1,000+ reviews, and clear specifications.
• When a specific brand is named in an article, we link to that brand. When the article is generic, we link to "Amazon's Choice" or the highest-rated non-sponsored result for the product category.
• We do not accept payment from manufacturers to feature their products. The only revenue we receive from our product recommendations is the standard Amazon Associates commission, which is identical across all participating sellers.

Editorial independence

Our editorial decisions — what to write about, how to characterize the evidence, what to recommend — are made independently of any affiliate relationship. Articles are written first; product links are added afterward where genuinely relevant. If the medical evidence shifts on a given supplement (creatine, melatonin, fish oil, etc.), we will update the article and remove or replace the product link accordingly, even if it costs us commission revenue.

Required FTC + Amazon language

Per Amazon's Operating Agreement and the U.S. Federal Trade Commission's Endorsement Guides (16 CFR § 255), and Canada's Competition Act guidelines on influencer marketing:

"As an Amazon Associate, Beachside Fitness earns from qualifying purchases. We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.ca."

Other affiliate relationships

At present, Amazon Associates is the only affiliate program this site participates in. If we add others (e.g., a supplement brand's direct affiliate program), we will update this page and clearly label any relevant product cards.

What we never do

• Recommend a product solely because it pays a high commission.
• Write a glowing review of a product we wouldn't personally use.
• Hide affiliate relationships behind unmarked links.
• Use cloaked / shortened links that obscure the destination.
• Receive free product samples in exchange for editorial coverage.

Questions?

If anything on this page is unclear, or you'd like to flag a product recommendation that seems off, please email beachsidefitnesswasaga@gmail.com with the subject line "Affiliate question" and we'll respond within 5 business days.

For our full data and tracking practices, see the Privacy Policy. For terms of use, see Terms.