Many people who regularly go to fitness complain that despite intensive training, the exercises do not bring the intended results. Why is this happening? Very often, the reason for this state of affairs are errors on the part of the exerciser himself. Ignorance and the wrong approach can wipe out all the work you put into training.
Below are the most common mistakes we make when going to the gym. Eliminating them should significantly improve the effectiveness of exercise.
- No warm-up or stretching exercises – muscles should be stretched both before and after training. Warming up is a necessary stage, because without it we run the risk of injury or painful injury. Appropriate warming up is needed so that the body is provided with the right amount of oxygen. Remember! A 5-minute warm-up is the absolute minimum.
- Failure to exercise “If we’re going to do something, let’s do it well.” Otherwise, it’s a waste of our time and effort. By doing something “over the top” we can only deceive ourselves that we are exercising and only gain a better frame of mind.
- Irregularity – when we exercise very intensively, but the trainings are rare, the effects will be short-lived and we will expose ourselves to the undesirable yo-yo effect.
- Officiousness – Excessive exaggeration in the amount and frequency of exercise is as harmful as being unsystematic. The belief that the more intense the training, the faster the fat burning is illusory. It leads to overexertion, pain and unnecessary injuries for avid athletes.
- Impatience – as the old folk wisdom says: “no gain without work”. You can’t expect that after a few weeks in the gym, the results will blow us to our knees. You need to work out the right figure for a long time and systematically. There is no other possibility.
- Exercise only selected muscle groups – which makes the training monotonous and you can burn out quickly. This is probably due to complexes: we are not satisfied with a specific part of the body and we forcefully try to bring it to perfection, forgetting about everything else.
- Evening workouts – although many of us find it easiest to find some time at the end of the day, it is worth remembering that fat tissue is most easily burned in the morning. Fat is stored at night when we sleep.
- No hydration of the body – muscles need fluids to work. You can’t forget about water or isotonic drinks during training, because without them we will get pain and convulsions.
- Using equipment without adjusting it to yourself – the equipment present in the gym must be adapted to your own figure and weight. Otherwise, the exercises will be ineffective and may cause injury. It is worth asking an employee for help in this matter.
- Inappropriate footwear – there is a widespread belief that universal sports shoes are generally used for training. It’s a mistake. You should pay attention to the correct sole of the shoes. They are specially adapted, for example, for running, for aerobics. Thanks to them, we will reduce the risk of serious orthopedic injuries.