Stop Demonizing Exercises! 4 Myths DEBUNKED

Everyone has an exercise they LOVE to HATE. And only THEIR way is the right one.

There are lots of things we’re told will basically destroy us if we do them.

Lots of moves that are demonized and blamed for aches and pains.

But honestly…there really are no “bad” moves…just improper usage and implementation of them.

So often we include moves not right for our specific needs or goals. Moves we haven’t earned.

And then we get injured doing them and demonize them…completely avoiding them.

But what we don’t realize is that by doing this, we put ourselves at greater risk for injury in every day life.

So many moves we do in the gym can be a great way to strengthen muscles and movement patterns essential for everyday life.

It’s why instead of simply avoiding moves, we need to regress to progress and learn to retrain as many movement patterns as possible.

We need to understand why aches and pains and the issues occurred in the first place to find variations of moves we can use to move and feel our best.

The gym should be a place to learn to move well and become functionally fitter so we can be strong and independent till our final day on this planet.

That’s why I want to address some exercises I see demonized and break down how to include them and retrain them, such as deadlifts being bad for your back or squats and lunges being bad for your knees…
Or even jumping and high impact being dangerous for us as we get older!

For more about these specific exercises…

Deadlifts: https://youtu.be/7ltH_UYXZOs
Squats: https://youtu.be/yd6nGdO8jE4
Lunges: https://youtu.be/MgeCRFgz5mk
Crunches: https://youtu.be/G11oljM_lRg
Stop Limiting Yourself Based On Age: https://youtu.be/EquyCWnIdVI
7 Big Lies About Exercise And Aging: https://youtu.be/RdLwqxmPM5k