WORKOUT MOVES WE DO WRONG

 

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Few Workout Moves You’re Probably Doing Wrong

PUSH UP
While we push up there are common mistakes we make include which include flaring out our elbows, lowering our hips, and allowing gravity to drop us to the floor instead of rowing our way down. When you think push-ups, think of a straight line because that’s what your form should look like. . These mistakes might seem simple, but they can lead to lower back and shoulder injuries.

PLANKS
While planks can lead to tighter abs, it can also lead to back, spine, or neck injuries. Some of the most common mistakes in doing this exercise includes arching the back, lowering your hips, or looking straight ahead or up. The ideal plank position means widening your shoulders and hands, tucking in your butt, squeezing your glutes, and drawing in your chin so your head and neck are toward the ground. Think total body alignment while contracting (or engaging) your abdominal muscles.

LUNGES
This lower body technique is used to strengthen your core, loosen your hips, and boost your muscle tissue (not to mention it’ll also give you a great booty!). If you’re not careful in your form, you might to fall forward or your knees may move inward. Take a big enough step so that your front heel is about 2 feet in front of your back knee as it bends toward the floor. If, as you lower, you find you haven’t given yourself enough space, scoot the front foot forward

SQUATS
Squats will give you a killer tush yet many people don’t realize they’re probably doing it wrong. There are a number of mistakes you can make including not lowering to 90 degrees, allowing your knees to buckle inward, and arching your back. The hips hinge  should be at a 90-degree angle, the knees should be at a 90-degree angle and the torso should remain upright.