9 fitness mistakes you must not make

The number one mistake - the failure to plan ahead. It is obvious that going to the gym without a clear and precise goal is certainly the best way to fail. If you don't have a clear target then how can you know if you've reached it or not? For example, if you  find out what your ideal weight is, make that to your goal, keep your goal in your mind, stick to it, and go towards it.

Number two - coming up with excuses to avoid going to the gym. We all know how life tends to get in your way and stop you from exercising, but even then with proper planning you can arrange it and not quit your fitness program just because something came up at the last moment. If you work on rescheduling your gym sessions you can find the best possible way to stick your plan.

Do not work out too little! Many people go to the gym, lift 2 dumbbells several times hoping that they're done for the day. Isn't that wrong? Isn't it better if you sit down at the table for half an hour or so, and come up with a sound training program that make sure of your success? Need a help? Why don't you ask a gym trainer to suggest you some good training program if you have a difficulty come up with your own? There is no need to be shy to ask help... people in the gym will always try to help you and many of them will be happy to do it for you.

Keep in mind, don't over do it. Yes, it's true - too much fitness can also be bad. It's natural process when your muscles need some time to grow and on the other hand your body needs time to burn a fat... and it takes time. The thinking that the body only burns up fat during exercises is so wrong. When you have more muscles mass you faster burn calories to feed your muscles with energy... it happens all the time during common maintenance and even when you're resting! Overtraining will simply make you tired and you will not be rewarded with any additional benefits. So keep that in mind.

Keep a very close eye on what you eat. Do I need to suggest you completely drop the fast food and snacks from your daily eating plan? and forget about soft drinks as well? On the other hand don't starve yourself! This is also a common mistake that a lot of people make. To keep muscles fit you need to nourish them with proper food in order to grow... avoid starvation as it is a bad way to diet anyway.

Never compare yourself to others. Yep, never do that! All of us are all unique individuals. We all have an unique genetic make-ups governing our weight gain, weight loss and response to training. So you have always stick to your own pace... to your own goal. It is not a competition and there is no need to rate your performance according to the achievements of others. Ok?

Don't repeat same things over and over. It is so boring, isn't it? Avoid this common mistake otherwise if you do this, you will quickly find out how easily you lose your motivation and get bored. Try to vary the exercises... replace the ones with new exercises every now and then. Best is to find some variations on a classic exercise and try them out. If you are creative you'll have fun experimenting.

Don't go into the pub right away from the gym. Do I have to remind you that alcohol consumption is big no-no? Keep it on a tight leash. Did you know that alcohol has an extra calories that you don't need? and it is also metabolized as fat and very fast. What is the point in pumping iron in the gym for 1 hour and then wasting the entire effort just to have a couple of beers? I don't think this a good way to move forward!

Lastly... can you lose weight just by sitting on your couch in front of the TV/computer? I don't think so. It just doesn't work that way. So get out of the couch, suit up for a gym because it's good for you... Honestly? It's best you can do for yourself!  And please, please... Spare me your excuses... please!