Millions
of people worldwide limp to hospitals with injuries every year-and not all of
them play sports. Most, in fact have been working out on their own.
“There seems to be an epidemic of
people on mission to destroy their bodies,” sighs personal trainers Greg
Brookes of gbpersonaltraining.com who is came up with these exercise to avoid.
1.
Running A force three times your weight pound
through your legs with every stride and unless your muscles are strong, your
joints fell every jolt, says Brookes. It’s much safer to walk uphill as fast as
you can, taking a breather when you need one
2.
Sit-ups Not only can they strain the lower back
but they reinforce the tendency for your spine to bend forward, which
accelerates with age. Swap them for
“The
plank”: supporting your weight on your forearms, pulling in the abdominal and
keeping legs and spine in the straight line to strengthen your core.
3.
Triceps Dips Supporting your weight with elbows bent
puts the shoulders under tremendous strain, says Brookes. He recommends
press-ups to tone the chest and arms-on your knees or against a wall if you
find them hard.
4.
Dumb-bells Struggling to lift weights often means
cutting moves short, which contracts the muscles instead of lengthening it. Use
your body weight instead-with lunges, press-ups and squats. Or you could try
Pilates with resistance bands to improve both muscle and bone.