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Common Mistakes
The following are excerpts from Todd Morena's written materials:
- Not breathing properly is the #1 mistake I see in a health club
- Poor biomechanics, form and technique is #2
- Incorrect use and setup of fitness equipment
- Not warming up prior to activities
- Not stretching enough
- Stretching while muscles are cold
- Lifting weights that are too heavy, the strain and pressure goes to the joints creating potential injuries
- Exercising with too much intensity
- Jerking your body during exercises
- Not drinking enough water
- Not eating properly
- Not getting enough sleep
- Don't exercise with enough intensity
- Not getting enough rest in between workouts
- Failure to set goals
- Unrealistic goals
- Not enough variety in a workout plan
- Sacrificing quality of an exercise for quantity or amount of weight
- Incorrect type of workout for an individual's specific goals
- Inconsistency
- An all or nothing approach
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