20 Jan 10 Exercise Machines That Hurt Your Workout
Exercise is a necessity for a healthy lifestyle. But doing the wrong sort of exercise can be just as detrimental as good exercise is beneficial. There are likely to be more than a few machines at your gym that you should avoid altogether. These machines won’t do much to further your fitness, and can actually do damage in the long run. You should always strive to exercise longer, and in the long term, these machines are a few you can do without:
-Ab Machines are something that you should almost never use. Working your core is essential, but ab machines typically force you into a certain posture that could be uncomfortable, and can do damage to your back and neck muscles. Working your core should be strengthening these muscles, not damaging them. So it’s best to stick to the old school methods of like crunches.
-Standing Calf Raises being performed incorrectly is actually a huge cause of spinal and back problems stemming from exercise. Plus these do not offer enough calf strengthening to make them worth the risk. Stick to exercises like jump-roping and stair-stepping if you want to strengthen those calves.
-Leg Press. While a good idea, basically you’re doing squats in an unnatural position. Any machine that forces you into an isolated and unnatural pose is always a bad thing. Stick to squats if you want to strengthen your legs. The target all the areas you’d need to work, and are much, much better for your body.
-Back Machines also are usually a bad idea. Back machines almost always force your back into an uncomfortable or unnatural position, and they don’t work the muscles around your back. Stick to exercises that allow you to move in more natural and comfortable ways. That way you work your back, and supporting muscles in your core. Through this method you’re actually growing stronger, and will be less likely to suffer problems from having used a back machine.
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