7 fitness don'ts for exercise newbies to athletes
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Don't lean on the machines
You may not realize how much your depending on the handle bars on stair-steppers, treadmills, ellipticals and other equipment you use to exercise. Do a posture check several times throughout your workout so you will get the most out of your time on the machine and avoid wrist and back strain leaning can cause.
We don't all have the budget to hire a personal trainer or the
patience to watch a video carefully enough to get all the
how-to's we really need when we start a new workout. Getting
the guidance of a professional will help you learn proper form,
avoid injuries, and exercise more efficiently. While you are lining
up a Q & A session with a class instructor or rewinding back
through the fitness DVD, take note of these 6 fitness mistakes you
don't want to make. [via
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Posted by Fri Feb 6, 2009 12:46pm PST
Report AbuseThese tips are great— I can’t tell you how many times I’ve limped around after a seemingly tiny flaw in form while exercising. Even adjusting my form due to low ceiling height while lifting free weights has hurt me in the past. Thanks for sharing tangible tips like this, Jessica, and keep them coming for women like me who workout at home and need a little fitness guidance from the pros. Kat
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Posted by Sun Feb 8, 2009 8:14am PST
Report Abuseit is very helpful to read these postings, i am constantly struggling to do right things even though i am aware of every single thing i know i should be doing but not doing.what initiates one to take off and not stop doing right yoga or exercise or danceersize,is a big ????
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Posted by Mon Feb 9, 2009 9:51am PST
Report AbuseI have hi-po glycimic..spelled wrong, i eat always, any one out there can help me, i eat every thing, my stomach area is very large,i;mm 55 yrs old, first thing people notice is my belly, i have a large Hernia there from colon cancer yrs ago, they took out my colon yrs ago, so set ups are a bit.how can i eat right, lose wieght? be healty and not shake from eating habits...joe_osiel@yahoo.com...thanks joe
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Posted by Mon Feb 9, 2009 12:07pm PST
Report AbuseGREAT tips for the most part. However....
"Remember that being challenged is good but lifting to the point of muscle failure is not."
What the hell? Where's the evidence for this one? Muscles only get 'toned' and grow from being worked. You don't want to kill yourself, but a good workout can most definitely have you struggling to finish the last rep of an exercise for a given muscle group! And isn't that what "muscle failure" is? Getting so tired you can't do anymore at that moment? If you have a spotter or are using a machine it doesn't matter if your muscles fail! Considering how I see many guys and almost every woman at the gym taking it WAY too easy with regards to weights, it is pretty silly to tell people to hold back. Weight bearing exercises build muscle and improve posture leading to a more toned shapely appearance. Most women either ignore this kind of exercise, or use the same light weights forever which leads to no results. The key is to push yourself - if you can't properly complete a set with good form, so be it - the fact that you tried means you'll be more likely to complete it next time.
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Posted by Mon Feb 9, 2009 5:05pm PST
Report AbuseAlso don't close your eyes while on the treadmill. It is dangerous. I fell off of a treadmill. I know. I hurt my elbow and knee. I was also very embarassed but the guys in the gym tried to make me feel better. I know they were laughing behind my back. They kept asking me what I was thinking. To tell you the truth. I don't really know what I was thinking. I guess I was not thinking! Learn from my mistake.
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Posted by Mon Feb 9, 2009 5:07pm PST
Report AbuseAlso don't close your eyes while on the treadmill. It is dangerous. I fell off of a treadmill. I know. I hurt my elbow and knee. I was also very embarassed but the guys in the gym tried to make me feel better. I know they were laughing behind my back. They kept asking me what I was thinking. To tell you the truth. I don't really know what I was thinking. I guess I was not thinking! Learn from my mistake.
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Posted by Mon Feb 9, 2009 5:46pm PST
Report Abusethese are really good tips. the only thing that i would like to add is that it is ok to eat protein bars, but only if you know how to tell which ones are good for you (they are few and far between), but the ones shown in this slide are definitely not good because i've personally looked at this brand and the vanilla yogurt ones have 300 calories in them..personally,for that i would rather go enjoy a small hamburger.
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Posted by Sun Feb 15, 2009 5:51am PST
Report AbuseSomeone please tell me where the remainder of the "7 fitness don'ts for exercise newbies to athletes" are located on this page or the link to follow, as I am confused and very lost. I scanned the page over and over again, one would think ease to accesing this information would be right in your face, since it is the page i actually opened. Instead it is nowhere to be found. Please help me...my wife has experieced the same thing, and has commited to never open one of these articles again. In addition, what's really diapointng is that the headlines are never accurate to what is the true once you do open and find and read the articles. Cheers
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Posted by Sun Feb 15, 2009 6:34am PST
Report AbuseTo open the remaining fitness don'ts just click on one of the 7 photos above.
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