5 Exercise No No's

1. Don't do the same routine every day, or every workout. No matter what you're training for, you need to have variety in order to improve.

2. Don't try lifting a weight that's too heavy- there's just no point in doing it if you can't do it right. If you have to swing the weight and use momentum, it's too heavy.

3. Don't hold your breath! Breathe continuously through the movement to get oxygen to those working muscles. Exhale during the hardest part of the exercise.

4. Don't just arbitrarily go through the motions, FOCUS on what muscle you're working and concentrate on contracting it properly to get the most out of the exercise.

5. Give yourself the chance to fully recover before training the same muscle again. The muscles get stronger during the recovery period, not during exercise. If you don't let them get stronger between workouts, they'll get weaker and you'll back track, big time!