Day One

Hey all!

Since I don't have a photographer handy at the moment, you're going to have to wait until a friend can take my day one picture for me. But I did find this really neat article full of stuff that I didn't know about the mistakes of working out.

1. You don't think about your tongue when you're doing sit-ups

-you need to focus more on not using your neck muscles when you're doing sit ups, and pressing your tongue to the roof of your mouth is an easy way to fix it.

2. Stretching before cardio

-while it doesn't hurt you, the most effective way to get loose is to start your work out slowly.

3. You do the same weights every time.

-while you still feel like you're working out, your muscles build up a resistance! So add on a little weight to make sure that you're still progressing.

4. Doing real push ups

-while the boys may laugh at us for doing girl push ups, if you're not getting the form right they're useless anyway. So feel free to do girl push ups to make sure you're actually doing what you set out to do!

5. You prep with a pre-gym snack

-You're taking the energy that you want to help you get through your work out and putting it towards digesting!

6. You overindulge afterwards.

-People tend to overestimate how much they burned and underestimate how much they're eating. So look at the calories to make sure all that work didn't go to waste!

7. You don't weigh yourself

-Weigh yourself! When you see the pounds come off, it will make it easier to keep on motivating yourself.

if you want to read it in more detail, the article can be found here:

http://www.cosmopolitan.com/advice/health/workout-mistakes