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The rise of the gym and health club has been unstoppable in recent years. There’s now a multi-million pound industry focused around state of the art gyms & health clubs across the globe. And yet, we have never been as unfit or unhealthy as we are today. W hilst gyms have done a huge amount to encourage people to get fitter and are now more accessible than ever, I am convinced that they can sometimes do more harm than good in the battle to “keep fit”. Before you dismiss this idea, read on and see what you think about the following drawbacks of gyms…
I have seen so many people use gym machines incorrectly that they are not only training the muscles incorrectly, they are also sometimes putting themselves at greater risk of sustaining an injury. Walk into any gym and you won’t have to look far to find someone using a machine incorrectly. Whilst most gyms require people to have an induction prior to training, this is usually a quick walk round the gym pointing out the machines with the odd random demonstration. There’s very little follow-up and monitoring or feedback to ensure people are performing exercises correctly every time they come to the gym.