An active life is typically a healthy one and that is why gyms are so popular. However, you need to realize that the workouts you did as a kid won’t be the workouts that you need as an adult, especially as you eclipse that 40 year mark. So if you are over 40 take a look at these 10 exercises and make sure to avoid them if possible! We’ve included alternative options for those gym goers that need to get their lift in, irregardless of age!
Leg Press
The leg press is easily one of the largest cornerstones of the dreaded ‘leg day’. As you get older and hit that 40 year mark you certainly are going to start beginning to feel the effects that working out has on your knees and legs. So when we get older and still see the infamous leg press in our fitness training programs, we get understandably worried. The leg press, as it stands, is pretty terrible for your knees and the small of your lower back. The pressure you put on both of those body parts only echoes louder with age. Yeah, you’ll feel the burn after you work out and likely longer if you keep doing the exercise. Opt for kettlebell squats as an easy alternative.
Leg Press
Behind Head Lat Pulldowns
As your eyes move down your newest online personal training programs you’ll likely come to the Lat Pulldown. While the Lat Pulldown can be an instrumental part of your workout, as you get older it becomes a bigger and bigger ordeal. More specifically, we take issue with the behind-the-neck version of the exercise. When you do behind the neck exercises, especially the Lat Pulldown with heavier weights, you will begin to put your shoulder and rotator cuffs into some pretty precarious positions. A common injury you’ll see recurring for people doing this exercise includes shoulder impingement, tears, and strains. If you just have to do this routine then perform it on lower weights with a slow, measured, in control repetition.
Behind Head Lat Pulldowns