{"id":4709,"date":"2022-05-06T10:18:32","date_gmt":"2022-05-06T10:18:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/noellewatsonfitness.co.uk\/staging\/6578\/?p=4709"},"modified":"2022-05-06T10:18:32","modified_gmt":"2022-05-06T10:18:32","slug":"is-it-good-for-me-to-repeat-workouts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/noellewatsonfitness.co.uk\/staging\/6578\/is-it-good-for-me-to-repeat-workouts\/","title":{"rendered":"Is it good for me to repeat workouts?"},"content":{"rendered":"

We know that doing the same workout time and time again can send you in the WRONG DIRECTION for weight loss. It can have all sorts of hidden dangers – and not only because of repetition.<\/p>\n

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Yes it’s true that doing the same workout time and time again for ages is not only damaging, but it also might make weight loss harder for you.<\/div>\n
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BOREDOM is the first thing that will happen if you repeat too much.\u00a0 And something being boring and\/or predictable is a common reason why people stop exercising.<\/div>\n
Always the same class.
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How you actually\u00a0do<\/u> the exercises can be affected.\u00a0 Once you’re bored your brain might start to drift.\u00a0 You’ll stop consciously thinking about “how do I do that?” and carefully place your body as instructed.\u00a0 Instead, your brain will take shortcuts, and you’ll start to do exercises the easiest way…. which may not be the right way. You might injure yourself … read on for how.<\/div>\n
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BRAIN DISENGAGES<\/div>\n
Once your stop concentrating on what you’re doing, and how you’re doing it, you are 100% more likely to get RSIs and\/or have accidents.\u00a0 Fact.<\/div>\n
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STRONG MUSCLES TAKE OVER<\/div>\n
Sure, if you do something time and time again, the prime mover muscles for that exercise will strengthen. This can be good.\u00a0 But if they get over-developed that can be an issue.<\/div>\n
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Your stronger muscles will happily take over the control of the exercise, leaving the weaker ones to just tag along. These may weaken further if the form is poor. These weaker muscles may be the ones that “fix” another joint in place for example.<\/div>\n
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If we have overdeveloped muscles in the front of the thigh, for example, it can throw our back posture out, leaving us with a back issue.<\/div>\n
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Imbalances like these usually cause pain somewhere.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Your body is like an orchestra.\u00a0 It’s a wonderful work of the partnership of its individual parts. All those muscles, joints, ligaments, soft tissue, and bones all work together to create something fantastic.<\/div>\n
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But let’s say the trumpet is too loud or off-key\u00a0 … it sounds terrible!<\/div>\n
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Same thing with your body.<\/div>\n
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The lunge is a prime example. I see people pushing with just the moving leg, taking weight onto it without care or posture placement.\u00a0 This can over-use your quads over time, resulting in tightness which can lead to knee\/hip\/back pain.\u00a0 \u00a0The lunge should use both legs, with the balance usually in the center. You should take care with the placement of the front leg, hold your spine tall, anchor the back foot with the heel directly up, keep both knees neutral without twisting, relax your shoulders, drop your chin to neutral, stabilize your ankle …. and more!<\/div>\n
“JUST GETTING IT DONE”<\/div>\n
But if you’re bored, you just want to get the 20 lunges done fast, every day, and you might stop thinking about the “how”.\u00a0 Fully understandable!<\/div>\n
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If you’re bored and just going through the motions, it’s likely that you’ll either stop completely. Or you’ll injure yourself through lack of concentration or muscle imbalance, and that will stop you.\u00a0 Either way, it’s the wrong thing to do for weight loss.<\/div>\n
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All of a sudden you need to FEEL your workout again.<\/div>\n
Remember how it felt the first time? Reconnect with it.<\/div>\n
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Try to make some changes that make it feel challenging, interesting, and engaging to your brain again.\u00a0 \u00a0This way you will build lovely balanced muscles to fuel you with energy.<\/div>\n
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Here’s what to do<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Choose a trainer, and a set of workouts, with as much variety as possible.\u00a0 You want exercise which follows the principles that a PT operates under.\u00a0 Get variation in …<\/div>\n