Why Are Fitness Injuries So Common?
Getting injured at the gym is more common than most people think. Injuries include: strains, aching joints, pulled muscles, or sometimes something more serious. These injures often weaken motivation and desire to push through challenging barriers.
Here are the top reasons we see at Formula Fitness and how to avoid them:
- Poor Form & Posture
Most injuries happen when form is sacrificed to life heavier weight, or lifting too fast. When your body is in bad posture, it puts your framework into bad alignment, then your body has to compensate in ways that stresses the joints and muscles.
Fix it: Learn the right form working with a personal trainer, and focus on sustainable strength. Lifting with intention and purpose helps with the mind muscle connection to help engage the proper muscles.
- Skipping Recovery
Your body grows stronger when it rest -not when it trains. Overtraining leads to burnout, inflammation, and breakdown.
Fix it: prioritise recovery, mobility work, quality of sleep, and hydration.
- Cookie Cutter Workouts
Many workouts on the internet and social media dont take into account your injury history, body type, age, and fitness level. What works for a 25 year old may not work well with a 50 year old with knee pain.
Fix it: Invest in a personalised program thats tailored towards your specific body type, goals, and lifestyle.
Injury – Free Training Starts Here
At Formula Fitness we specialise in personal training for adults who want results without the wide array of injuries. Whether your really with joint pain, past injuries, or just want to train smarter, we’ve got your back – literally.
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