10 Common Workout Mistakes That Can Harm Your Health

Last Updated on January 7, 2021

Regularly hitting the gym, sweating it out and pumping the biggest weights you can manage might seem like the fastest path to fitness.

But what you might not know is that those exercise moves, fitness routines, and regular workouts might be doing more harm than good to your health, especially if you are pushing too hard on yourself or very simply performing the exercises in the wrong way!

Hence, you will end up having opposite effects and might even develop health problems and injuries.

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#1 – Hip Bridge

Wrong: One of the biggest mistakes that you might be doing when performing the hip bridge exercise is arching your back, which in return load your lower back instead of your buttocks.

Right: To do this exercise properly and effectively and benefit from it, you should learn first how to do it the right way. So, start with bending your knees forming a right angle to the floor and then, raise up your pelvis.

It is also crucial to keep both your shoulders and knees in a straight position! Once you do this effectively, you can move to the next step and squeeze your buttocks as much as you can and then contract your abdominal muscles.

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#2 – Alternating Side Lunges

Wrong: Unfortunately most people don’t do this exercise correctly. Hence, they end up causing serious injuries instead of the results they wanted to achieve! So, if you are one of these people and you tend to lean too far forward and bend your knees during this exercise, then, be sure that you are doing it wrong.