4 surefire ways NOT to lose weight at your health club.
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Everyone has their own individual reason for joining a health
club, lose a few pounds, tone up, lower your blood pressure,
strengthen a bad back or shoulder, perform better in sports, or
just keep in shape by playing some basketball or racquetball. By
joining the gym you have shown a time, and a financial
commitment to achieving your goals, congratulations!
However, joining the gym is only the first step.
Did you know that only about 2% of health club members actually
use the gym?
Some gym member leave because they injure themselves and cannot
work out, many others leave because of lack of results. The
reasons are endless.
However, I have been a doctor for over eight years now, and I
have seen new gym members come in with good intentions only to
make the same common mistakes others made that set them up for
failure, or an injury.
I am sure you must be wondering why I care about your goals for
joining the gym.
The Center for Disease Control (CDC) reports that as many as
250,000 lives are lost annually due to lack of physical activity
or a sedentary lifestyles. That is 200,000 more than the number
of lives lost as a result of car accidents, which are 50,000.
Most of the problems myself and other doctors are treating such
as high blood, arthritis, chronic pain or stiffness, overweight,
low energy, stress and tension are often the result of years of
neglect. Most of these chronic problems could have been
prevented with proper guidance. The good think is that many of
these chronic problems can still be helped, again with proper
guidance.
Hopefully, by sharing what I have seen over the years will help
your achieve your health and fitness goals. So, here are the
most common mistakes I have seen over the years which results in
injury, or failing to reach their goals whether it is weight
loss, muscle toning, rehabilitating an injury, getting of all
those pain medications or whatever the reason was for initially
joining a health club was.
Mistake #1:Not seeing a QUALIFIED PROFESSIONAL before beginning
an exercise program
This sounds like common sense right? Every piece of exercise
equipment has a similar statement on it right? There is a reason
for that, exercise can be harmful or even deadly, and I do not
care if you think you are good shape. How many times have you
known of someone suddenly passing away from a heart attack and
you say to yourself, he looked so healthy.
So schedule an appointment with your primary doctor and have
your blood pressure check, get your resting pulse rate, get your
body fat tested, have your heart and lungs listened to, have
your muscles, joints, and any injuries evaluated before you
begin your exercise program. If you do not want to schedule an
appointment with your doctor, you can have these test done here
for free, no additional charge, this exam is included with your
membership.
Why, we want you to enjoy the gym and achieve your goals, but
first we want you to be safe. It also does not look that good
when you see gym members rolled out to the ambulance parked in
front of the gym entrance. It happens. Call your doctor up or if
you are in the Phoenix area stop by and see us.
Mistake #2:Not getting any Initial Baseline Numbers
Again, this goes back to mistake number 1. How can you monitor
your progress if you do not know where your were when you stated.
If you are a little over weight or trying to lower you blood
pressure, don