| What has stopped you in the past from starting an | | | | to exercise if you end up hurting your body so badly. |
| exercise program? Has is been the confusion | | | | You will probably wake up the morning after you |
| surrounding the misconceptions of exercise? Learn | | | | exercise and realize that you can hardly get your |
| more about these common myths, mistakes and | | | | sore body out of bed because everything hurts. If |
| misconceptions so you can get on the road to a | | | | you feel this way you are going to feel less |
| more healthy you. | | | | motivated to exercise in the future. Causing yourself |
| 1. Failure to set a goal is a common mistake. You | | | | constant pain is a definite way to end your exercise |
| need to have a clear goal in mind to be successful at | | | | program for good. |
| weight loss and exercise. Keep a journal of your | | | | 3. Sacrificing Quality for Quantity is another common |
| progress to help you see your improvements and | | | | exercise mistake. When you feel you are ready to |
| hopefully to keep you motivated to obtain your | | | | increase the number of reps you are doing and |
| longtime goal. | | | | strengthen the surrounding muscles then try doing |
| 2. No Pain, No Gain is a common misconception you | | | | fewer number of reps in a set and do more sets. |
| might come across. Your body tells you something is | | | | This will help you feel less tired and help you gain |
| wrong by letting you feel pain. Never ignore these | | | | strength in your fast-twitch muscles. |
| signs. You will feel uncomfortable when you start | | | | 4. Weight Training Makes Women Bulky is a common |
| exercising and testing your body but you will need to | | | | myth that you might have heard before. A woman |
| overcome this. The beginning of a heart attack could | | | | will strengthen and tone muscle, burn fat and increase |
| start by heavy breathing because you are pushing | | | | metabolism through weight training, not build mass. |
| your body too hard. You need to learn how to read | | | | Because women do not produce enough |
| your body. Exercise is very important and by doing it | | | | testosterone they do not build muscle mass the way |
| correctly you will be able to continue with it the rest | | | | men do. |
| of your life. | | | | 5. Over-Emphasizing Strengths is another common |
| After you exercise you will probably notice that you | | | | mistake. Instead of focusing on what you are good |
| will hurt. Make sure you start exercising gradually and | | | | at focus on your weak points. Do this to help you |
| take lots of time to rest to let your body heal | | | | balance things out. An example of this is when your |
| properly. Two problems that beginner exercisers | | | | upper body is stronger then your lower body than |
| have are causing permanent damage to your | | | | work only on this area on day a week. |
| muscles, tendons and ligaments if you continue to | | | | Remember that it is important to keep your body |
| exercise while in pain without allowing enough time to | | | | healthy and coming up with an appropriate exercise |
| rest so your body will heal. You will no longer be able | | | | program for you is a step in the right direction. |