7 Biggest Fitness Mistakes
7 Biggest Fitness Mistakes
Getting it right when it comes to fitness is never easy. Keith McNiven is founder of personal training company Right Path Fitness https://rightpathfitness.co.uk and he's told us the 7 biggest fitness mistakes that people tend to make.
1. Weighing yourself compulsively.
If one of your gym rituals is weighing yourself every time you train, you’re wasting your time. Your weight will naturally fluctuate by a few lbs across the month anyway, so focus instead on your workout and leave the weigh-ins to once a month maximum.
2. Thinking it has got to hurt to work.
We’ve all heard the phrase no pain no gain, but exercise shouldn’t be taken to the extreme where you’re in physical pain whilst performing the exercise. If you adopt this approach, then you could be pushing your body beyond its limits and you’ll be far more likely to pick up injuries.
3. Trusting apps and not your body.
With heart rate monitors and equipment at the gym tracking our every move, we can get into the habit of listening to what machines say over our own bodies. But fitness apps are the modern day equivalent of the bathroom scales, and they need to be used with caution. Used too often and it could not only lead to an overreliance, but the transference of control so it’s no longer you that’s in control but the app. Apps tell part of the story but the real proof comes in how you feel.
4. Doing the same routine every session.
If you get into the gym and do the same tired old routine every single time, not only will you get bored of it, your body will too and the results will lessen. Your body naturally adapts and responds to training, relatively quickly, so it’s important to vary the exercises you do to keep your mind and body challenged.
5. Skipping the weights.
A lot of people skip weights because they don’t know how to use them properly. Weight training is extremely effective for both women and men and should be a staple part of any exercise programme. A good session with the free weights or strength training machines in the gym will far outstrip a similar timed run on the treadmill for burning calories. And with weights the effect keeps on going for up to 2 days afterwards.
6. Ditching meals.
It can be tempting to think that a quick cheat to weight loss is skipping meals or replacing real meals with shakes. The reality is that your metabolism will slow down, you will be more likely to make unhealthier food choices because you’re so ravenous, and your body won’t have the necessary nutrients it needs to keep you healthy- and enable you to train effectively.
7. Missing the power of recovery.
In essence, training is about the cycle of exercise and recovery, and the recovery part is when the magic happens and your body gets stronger. After your workout be sure to fuel back up, replacing the fluids you lost during your workout and factor in recovery days into your programme to ensure you’re not overtraining one body area. This also helps to reduce the risk of injury.
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