5 Fitness Mistakes You are Making

I know people who gave up on fitness because they were not getting the desired result, even after weeks of training. Dieting and Fitness routines are not as easy as they sound. They require a lot of focus and discipline in order for one to succeed. Most people are doing it all wrong. Here we look at common fitness mistakes to avoid;

1.    No plan

More often than not, people get into fitness regimes because it’s the in-thing, everyone is doing it. Hence they go to the gym with no goal in mind, hence no sense of direction on what and where to start. At the end of the day, you will try everything and fail because you don’t know what to work on.
musclefitness.com  recommends that you go to the gym with a  plan to improve one or two features of your body at time. You may start with your arms, legs, chest or midsection. Work at that, achieve it, and then move to the next area that needs improvement. Better yet go to the gym, not because your neighbor is doing it but because you need a lifestyle change.

2.    Exercising too much or too little

 Rome was not built in one day, so do not expect your bulgy stomach to disappear in a week. Some people go to the gym expecting instant results. They will overwork themselves either running for long distances, do too many push ups or aerobics in a day and then go on bed rest for another
 two days. This happens because vigorous instant exercise wears down the body, tearing down tissues and ligaments. That is why after a day of vigorous exercise the body feels sore and tired. So one is forced to fall off the bandwagon to heal their worn out bodies, and that’s the end of most fitness routines.


3.     Boring schedule

Just like everything else routine exercise plans can get boring. Instead of doing the same things over and over again, how about you spice it up by having a schedule of different exercises for each day. A personal trainer or gym instructor can help you with that. Having a fun schedule will motivate you to try different moves every other day; you will always be looking forward to doing something new each day.

4.    Comparing yourself to others

One of my friends wanted to get a super six pack in a month, he said his boss had done it in three weeks. As a good friend I was happy for him and even cheered his quest to replace a bulging stomach with super abs, it seemed like a great idea. After endless days in the gym in the gym, a month down the line, he still had no abs, so he quit.

Moral of the story?   Human bodies are different. Just because your friend did it doesn't mean it's going to work for you too. Listen to your body and work at its pace. It will never let you down.

5.    Bad eating habits

Stuffing yourself with junk food and other unhealthy food and then expecting to shed it all off at the gym, doesn't work. If you are serious about your training, stick to natural organic diets that are healthy and not expensive, take plenty of water too.

If you avoid these common mistakes to fitness, you will be on your way to better results at the gym, remember no pain, no gain.