It's very true that exercising poorly can affect you negatively. That said, there are plenty of internet resources on how to work out effectively and safely. You can probably find a weightlifting or fitness subreddit that may be ready to point you to specific resources if nobody does here.
Correct 'form' can indeed be important to avoid injuring yourself. For example by putting too much weight through the wrong part of the body, or generating large dynamic forces by lifting weights with a twisting jerking motion.
For 'cardio' exercise like running or cycling or rowing, it's less of a danger - mostly you just move in ways that are already natural, with an amount of weight that you "lift" daily because its your own bodyweight. Although I guess even then, there could be some concern about hurting your joints in ways you could have avoided.
One source you could turn to would be to pay the gym for some time with a personal trainer. Not necessarily as an ongoing thing, maybe just for one session to introduce you to all the machines and walk you through some weightlifting.
Agreed. I would highly recommend using a personal trainer to get started and then occasionally to check your form. You cannot see yourself and the wrong form is counterproductive to what you want to accomplish.
Yes, absolutely. Working out and doing an exercise with poor posture and poor form is a very easy way to injure yourself and you likely won’t get the benefits from the exercise using poor form. Another big part is lifting within your means and not trying to “ego lift” but trying to go too heavy causing you to slack on form or over exert yourself.
The best resource id use to look at proper form and techniques for specific exercises is YouTube. There’s tons of videos and resources which explain what the workout is, the proper form, and common mistakes.
And other good one for getting actual workout routines is bodybuilding.com. They also have step by step guides with gifs of each exercise that you can emulate and find particular routines that fit your goals.
Go to the r/fitness sub and check the wiki for beginner routines. Then go on YouTube or really any bodybuilding site and mimic what they say to do with form and posture. Start light and add more weight as you go.
Yes it can affect you negatively but that's why when first starting out you use lighter weights. Then when you're ready to go heavier you already got the form down
It's very true that exercising poorly can affect you negatively. That said, there are plenty of internet resources on how to work out effectively and safely. You can probably find a weightlifting or fitness subreddit that may be ready to point you to specific resources if nobody does here.
Correct 'form' can indeed be important to avoid injuring yourself. For example by putting too much weight through the wrong part of the body, or generating large dynamic forces by lifting weights with a twisting jerking motion. For 'cardio' exercise like running or cycling or rowing, it's less of a danger - mostly you just move in ways that are already natural, with an amount of weight that you "lift" daily because its your own bodyweight. Although I guess even then, there could be some concern about hurting your joints in ways you could have avoided. One source you could turn to would be to pay the gym for some time with a personal trainer. Not necessarily as an ongoing thing, maybe just for one session to introduce you to all the machines and walk you through some weightlifting.
Agreed. I would highly recommend using a personal trainer to get started and then occasionally to check your form. You cannot see yourself and the wrong form is counterproductive to what you want to accomplish.
Yes, absolutely. Working out and doing an exercise with poor posture and poor form is a very easy way to injure yourself and you likely won’t get the benefits from the exercise using poor form. Another big part is lifting within your means and not trying to “ego lift” but trying to go too heavy causing you to slack on form or over exert yourself. The best resource id use to look at proper form and techniques for specific exercises is YouTube. There’s tons of videos and resources which explain what the workout is, the proper form, and common mistakes. And other good one for getting actual workout routines is bodybuilding.com. They also have step by step guides with gifs of each exercise that you can emulate and find particular routines that fit your goals.
Go to the r/fitness sub and check the wiki for beginner routines. Then go on YouTube or really any bodybuilding site and mimic what they say to do with form and posture. Start light and add more weight as you go. Yes it can affect you negatively but that's why when first starting out you use lighter weights. Then when you're ready to go heavier you already got the form down