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Have exercise misconceptions prevented you from starting an exercise program? If so, let SR Fit clear up any confusion and allow these exercise tips motivate you to get going or improve your current workout routine. Don’t let common exercise myths, mistakes and misconceptions prevent you from working out.
Track your progress in a journal. This will allow you to see your progress and stay motivated! If you want to be successful, you must have a clear goal in mind. Tracking your progress in a journal will help you see your improvements and progress and motivate you to continue forward to attain your ultimate goal.
No Pain, No Gain. Uh, no! Not true given that actual pain is your body’s way of letting you know something is wrong. If you wake up the next morning after you exercised and can barely drag your body out of bed because everything hurts, you are going to be less motivated to exercise at all. Constant pain is a sure way to kill your exercise program. It is normal for you to hurt after you exercise, next day or week of, but exercise must be done gradually with rest periods in between to allow for proper healing. If you are in constant and long lasting pain after you exercise, you need to see your doctor.
Sacrifice Quality for Quantity. If you are doing any type of strength training and want to turn it up a notch, try to increase the number of reps you are doing on a particular exercise. Instead of forcing yourself to do a little more each time you exercise, try decreasing the number of reps but increasing the number of sets. For example- instead of doing 2 sets of 12 try doing 3 sets of 8. You will feel less tired and will gain more strength in adding sets vs. reps.
A Myth- Weight Training Makes Women Bulky. Weight training for a woman will strengthen and tone muscle, burn fat and increase metabolism, but it will not build mass. Women do not produce enough testosterone to build muscle mass the way that men do. After doing a set of heavier weights, a woman’s blood flow can leave her legs and arms feeling thicker. This is normal, but don’t worry, that thick feeling will go away.
Don’t Overwork Your Strengths- Focus on training all body parts rather than just what you are good at. Full body-training will help you stay balanced. For example, if your lower body is stronger than your upper body, then try to work lower body less during the week and spend a bit more time on the upper body.
At SR Fit, we stand behind our results-driven TBIT-15 workouts. They provide a total body workout in just 15 minutes a day. You can modify any way necessary based on your fitness level. Being smart about how you exercise will increase your results and get you to your goals much quicker. It is important to have a healthy body so start exercising or kick your workouts up a notch with our custom TBIT-15 workout. Who doesn’t have 15 minutes a day to work out? No one!
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