Biggest "Uh-Oh's"

uh oh #1- Going Cold/ Not Cooling Down

You need to get the blood flowing throughout your body and get your joints lubricated to prevent injury and increase your range of motion! Start off with 5-10 minutes of power walking, jumping jacks or really just anything to get the blood flowing, which isn’t intense! If you are going straight into weights, start off with light weight then go into your workout.

I am a firm believer in cooling down after a workout! It gives your muscles a chance to relax, and prevents tightness. If you don’t cool down, your blood tends to pool in your limbs (arms and legs) and that gives your blood pressure a chance to drop fast, which isn’t good. So make sure you walk it out/ stretch 5- 10 minutes!

uh oh #2- Over Working

After an intense workout, focusing on one type of muscle group (abs, legs, arms) you need 72 hours to recover. During your workouts,muscle fibers break and you need a chance to heal. If you work the same muscle groups every day, your body will not have time to recover which slows down your progress, and your chances of injury increase.

If you are a beginner, train your full body 2-3 times per week. As soon as you don’t have difficulty/soreness, work your upper body one day, lower body the next.

uh oh #3- Not Eating Enough

If you want to see progress, I can’t stress how important it is to eat (healthy, of course!). If you don’t eat enough during the day, your body goes into starvation mode and slows down its metabolism, making it even harder to lose weight.

After your intense workout, your metabolism speeds up for up to 46 hours after, which increases fat burn. If you don’t feed yourself properly, you wont have the energy to workout as intensely.

Make sure you listen to your body, don’t over work it or limit your food intake to where you are always hungry. If you feel pain, stop. If you get light headed, stop. Be patient with your body, you wont magically drop 10 pounds in a day or be able to run a marathon in a week. It takes time! 

Thanks for reading!