The 3 biggest fitness mistakes

Do you know this scenario: You have finally found the motivation for sports, you follow through with your training, but you don't see any success?
Or you want to really get started now, but don't want to make any mistakes?

In this post, we'll show you the 3 biggest fitness mistakes and explain what you should definitely keep in mind when working out.

1. train too hard too fast

Sometimes you have a boost of motivation and want to use it at all costs. However, especially as a beginner you should not overdo it. If you train too hard too quickly, you may suffer from overload injuries because your body is not yet used to the new demands. If you expect too much too quickly, you can quickly be disappointed that the dream body or the best time can not be achieved so quickly. In addition, you will also lose the desire to exercise more quickly if you torture yourself to your limit every time. Rather start slowly, increase steadily and stay consistent. If you e.g. resistance bands you can increase the resistance over time, or you can adjust the repetitions of your exercises over time. 

2. no variety in the training

As mentioned at the end of the first mistake, it is important that you increase over time. But not only increasing your training, but also the variety is important. If you always do the same exercises, you will not only get bored over time, but also plateau because the body does not get any new stimuli. If you go jogging, for example, you could incorporate interval training from time to time. If you do weight training, you should not only increase the number of repetitions, but also vary the exercises. If you can't think of any new exercises, there are several ways to do them. Fitness appswhere you can discover new exercises.

3. no clear target or a wrong target 

In order to stay on the ball and keep up your training even under difficult conditions, such as fatigue or bad weather, it is important that you always keep in mind what you are doing the sport for in the first place. You should set yourself a clear goal, which you then pursue. It is important that this goal is realistic. A too ambitious goal in too short a time will only cause frustration and reduce motivation. In addition to a clear, realistic long-term goal, you should also set yourself various short-term goals in order to be able to monitor your training progress. 
A training diary is recommended for this purpose, in which all training details can be documented.