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To help you make the most out of your time at the gym, here are the 13 worst exercises you should avoid—and what to do instead.
1. Sit-Ups. Far too many people believe that countless sit-ups are the key to getting a six-pack. While this exercise will indeed cause fatigue of the abdominal muscles, you might be doing them at the expense of your spinal health. Sit-ups are not a functional movement of the human body.
You can always swap out an exercise — and you can absolutely swap out the moves you truly despise. Here are nine of the most dreaded exercises in the gym, according to top trainers, including the hated burpee, and some effective exercises to do instead.
These common gym exercises can be ineffective (aka there are faster ways to get the results you're after) or sometimes even put you at risk for injury. Long story short, these exercises and machines aren't doing your body any favors. Learn what trainers say you should be doing instead.
So what is the anatomy of your back and what exercises should you do instead if you experience an ache? Anatomy of the Back. Before we get into the low back pain exercises, let’s cover the structure of your back, starting with the spine. Your vertebral column runs down the midline of your back and is made up of 33 spinal discs, your vertebrae.
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Workout Not Working? Who has time to waste on ineffective, risky exercises? Not you. So ditch these seven moves that won't deliver the results you want -- and may even cause injury. 2/17. No. 1:...