Common MISTAKES I’ve Seen (and made) in Fitness!

LACK OF STRETCHING

MAKE the time, even if you’ve finished a workout and your brain is on to the next thing (I get it!).

Stretching is essential for our muscle recovery, it feels so good, it ups our flexibility etc. Trust me; this is an ESSENTIAL part of our workout, and one that I skipped for way too long, don’t do a Meghan ;)

Undereating protein

I like to say; if you’re working out, it’s pointless if you’re not consuming enough protein!!

I jumped on the scales with my Personal Trainer the other day and the 120g per day I was being brilliantly consistent with were NOT enough: now we’re aiming for 156g daily (yes, as a 5”2 female looking to build lean muscle mass!)

So if this has made you think twice on what your number is… let’s get on a 15 min call to discuss! BOOK HERE

how much is too much…

Cardio: something that’s easy to over-do when we’re on a weight loss journey, because our strength training will continue to burn longer after the workout itself - I recommend hitting some HIIT (high intensity interval training which means it’s low duration and high intensity)

Same thing with strength training; hit one muscle group hard enough that it needs a couple of days (at least 2) off! And if you ain’t burning enough; up those weights, get a PT, join the gym etc. If you’re desperate enough: you’ll find a way!

FORM

That’s right - I said it!

When we’ve mustered the motivation to show up, we have our workout supplements in place, and hit that daily protein number….. but something I’ve found interesting is the actual MIND TO MUSCLE CONNECTION - do we understand the workout we’re doing, and the muscle to squeeze?… It’s NOT too late - it’s normal to get in the swing of things and as you’re levelling up; you gotta go back to square one and figure out form! I’ve found that filming my workouts (share on IG and tag your coach, it’s so empowering!) or using a mirror, extensively Googling…. make it a priority, I promise you’ll thank me for it!