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One of the biggest and most frequent mistakes I see in the gym is to use bad form when performing an exercise. Bad form at its worst can lead to strains, sprains, or even more serious and sometimes permanent, injuries. At its least, it renders your exercise ineffective.

Some of the more common examples of bad form usually fall into two categories: (1) doing the wrong exercise and (2), doing the exercise wrong.

As many of you know, I’ve battled trying to quit drinking soft drinks for years. No matter how often I’ve quit (and it’s been often), I always found myself sneaking a soda here and there and before I knew it, I was back to 2-3 per day.

I finally hit upon a method that enabled me to finally break the habit for good. You can use this method for any “bad” habit you want to get rid of (like reducing your caffeine or sugar intake) or for any “good” habit you want to make permanent (like exercising).

This is the next in a series of 10 articles based on the American Council on Exercise’s (ACE) article titled “Top 10 Mistakes People Make in the Gym.”  Check the “Related Posts” links at the end of this article or use the “Search This Site” box at the top to find the other articles in this series. Mistake Number 2:  …

The American Council on Exercise (ACE) posted an article on their site called “Top 10 Mistakes People Make in the Gym.”  I wanted to turn that list into a series of articles providing more information on each mistake.  Here is the first of a series of 10 posts on “Exercise Mistakes.” Mistake Number 1:  The All or Nothing Approach Most …