Learn The Game Before You Play It

I’ve been in this fitness game for quite a while now, and my biggest pet peeve is seeing people perform the wrong exercises for their body type, specifically with the wrong form. Most people think that by reading “Lose 15 pounds in 15 days”, in some fitness magazine, it will do exactly that. What you do not realize is these exercises and workouts are not specifically designed for YOU, rather the mass population. Unless you are a professional, you should not be creating your workouts from a fitness magazine.

Everyone’s body composition, structure, and limitations differ. Are you aware of the proper steps to work in order to align and strengthen your lower back up to its full potential after it is injured? No magazine can guide you through these steps, and you cannot learn this by staring at the meathead next to you in the gym.

By reading a couple exercises and examining a few pictures, this does not entitle you certification to perform these complex exercises; however, it does make you a student eager to learn. Without proper instruction and guidance from a professional, you will never TRULY know if you are performing these exercises correctly, if the form is right or if these are even the right exercise you should be performing. Continue Reading…