Fitness

7 Gym Mistakes to Stop Making This Year

How to set yourself up for success, according to fitness pros

by Wendy Rose Gould | COMMENT

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Walking in Without a Game Plan "Walking into a gym with the intent of 'doing cardio and weights' is very different than walking into a gym with the intent of doing a half-mile jogging on the treadmill to warm up followed by three sets of 15 reps of jump squats, pushups, bicycle crunches and rows," says Daphnie Yang, a certified personal trainer and SweatShed Instructor at Crunch gyms.

She says that walking into your gym knowing exactly what your game plan is will help you maximize your time there. It'll also help you feel more confident. This idea can also be expanded to your general fitness goals, too.

"People often set their New Year's fitness goal as they 'want to work out more.' The biggest mistake is having too general of a goal with no specifics you can follow through with," says Rachel Piskin, the co-founder of NYC's ChaiseFitness. "Instead, create a goal that becomes your schedule and roadmap for 2019. For example: 'I want to work out two times during the week and one time on the weekend' or 'I want to do one cardio-focused workout, one strength-focused workout, and one workout with a friend.'"

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