What is the biggest mistake women make with their exercise program?
Do you know what the biggest mistake is that women make with their exercise program? It isn’t the number of exercises they include in the program or the amount of sets and repetitions completed. Believe it or not, it is the intensity level of the workout. Perhaps women are concerned about injury or just think it isn’t safe to ‘push it’. Whatever the reason, most women tend to work below their capability.
This mistake can prevent you from attaining your goals. Some people may exercise to maintain their current fitness level. But most people exercise to lose weight or to change their body shape. In order to accomplish that, you must work your body beyond normal physical activity levels. If you are exercising at a ‘comfortable’ pace, then you may not be working hard enough to realize your goals.
Everyone has heard the expression “No pain, no gain.” In this case, it’s true. This doesn’t mean you are supposed to injure yourself. But the exercises you perform should be difficult to execute. They should require immense effort. Otherwise, the time you are dedicating to exercise is wasted.
If you are uncertain if the intensity level you are working at is sufficient, test yourself. Increase the time or speed on your cardio exercise. Increase the amount of weight you utilize when executing your toning exercises. Increase the number of crunches or other abdominal exercises you perform in a set. Even if you cannot sustain the intensity level for a time equivalent to your current program, the increase will benefit you substantially more than maintaining your current level of intensity.