Personal Trainer NYC | Free Fitness Blogs

Fitness isn’t complicated but, it’s easy to make mistakes. Lack of proper technique training or rushing to get the workout completed means details can get lost in the sauce. Over time fitness mistakes can build up, and lead to injuries or at the very least be counter-productive to your workout goals.

Here are some common mistakes and how to avoid them. These tips will help ensure your workout time is effective and help prevent injuries.

1. Freaking Out About The Scale
Your weight is not a reflection of your body composition, meaning lean muscle to fat ratio. We all know if we’re out of shape, but let your ability to do 50 pushups dictate the shape you’re in and how you feel about it.

2. Wasting Gym Time
It’s not osmosis. Just showing up at the gym is not going to help you get more fit. Enjoy your exercise time but make sure that the focus remains on moving around more than standing around. If you’re not sweating you’re not doing anything worthwhile.

3. Unrealistic Expectations
Newbies to fitness usually are not realistic with goal setting. It didn’t take 30 days to get in the shape you’re in, did it? Okay then. Also, DO NOT GO EVERY DAY. Give it REAL time. Get expert help, it’s worth what you’ll save in possibly wasting a gym membership if you get frustrated and quit, or worse…. you get injured.

4. Not Eating Enough Protein
Eating too many carbs overloads your system with sugar, which gets stored as bodyfat. The right balance of protein fills you up longer, takes longer to digest, and delivers a steady stream of nutrients into your system. If you get tired every day in the late afternoon, you’re eating too many carbs.

5. Not Drinking Enough Water
Drink 16 ounces for every hour of exercise you complete. That’s on top of the standard 8 glasses per day. You don’t have to pass out to be walking around dehydrated.

6. Eating Too Little
Not eating enough can be worse than eating too much. When the body is not fed properly it goes into a starvation mode. Meals every 4-5 hours keeps your blood sugar stable and keeps the metabolism running properly. Just be sure to control portion size. Do not skip breakfast! EVER!