Three ways to find out if you are injury prone, learn to harness the power of your inner support system and how to spot and avoid weight loss scams!Check out the "remodeled" FitnessMakeover.com site!Coming soon....QuickFit ClubEach Month You Get:New Video Workouts Menu Plans & RecipesQuick Workouts Fit Your ScheduleAn Easy Way to Stay on TrackGet the Body You Want!Get on the first notice list at QuickFitClub.com!!TRAININGLet's look at three groups of people who could be injury prone, unless they take some precautions before they start to work out.1. True Beginners: Those starting out. Improper footwear and even wearing sneakers without socks, can cause problems with your feet! Always wear socks and the right kind of sneakers (or shoes) for the activity. Beginners tend to be overzealous with workouts. They also forget that their muscles are very weak at this stage, and doing too much exercise is just as bad as using the wrong equipment or techniques.You may be an avid cyclist or runner, but that doesn't mean you are ready to do the same weight training program as someone else! Have a trainer teach you the right form and help design an appropriate program for your fitness level. 2. Regular Exercisers: If you've been exercising for a long time, you might assume that you're less likely to be injured. Not necessarily true! These exercisers, are more likely to become complacent and forget all the basic rules. They may take a short cuts, become lazy in the workout program or use poor form to overcome limitations and the result will be more injuries. For example, the bench press and rotator cuff weakness...you may compromise your form because you don't train your rotator cuff muscles and that weakness prevents you from doing a full range of motion for the bench press...eventually you won't be able to do it at all and will blame a “bad shoulder” when the real cause is a weak shoulder support system, the rotator cuff! My thought is that there are no bad body parts, only weak muscles! The other problem this group faces is the micro traumas they have sustained over time. One slight injury might not make much difference, but when added together there could be various injuries for them to deal with all showing up at the same time! An injury can come from improper form, using too much weight, poor warmup practices and muscle imbalance. If you begin to have symptoms of an injury, do your research and find the cause! 3. Out of shape beginners. These would include two very distinct types of people. Those who once were fit and healthy, but quit in their exercise program, and those who have never exercised or been active before. If overweight, both groups of people will risk injury from straining and causing stress on the lower body. Specifically, the knee, lower leg and lower back. They should begin with a few basic exercises, even machines, to develop their strength and flexibility.It always boils down to this: Get Instruction! Even if it is just a refresher with a trainer. There might be bad habits that have developed in your workouts. Maybe you want to learn new exercises or learn the proper way to do a exercise that you've seen someone do in the gym. When you see someone doing an exercise, Never assume: That the exercise is being done correctly That the exercise is appropriate for your fitness level, health history or goals. When it comes to learning a new exercise check with a trainer first! MOTIVATIONSelf-Support:Have you been working on your inner support system?Have you made your I am statements and written them down?Have you made and do you say your mantra daily?Do you have any idea what I am talking about?If you are clueless, then you need to refresh your memory with these podcast episodes:Fit 162: Mantra, Reps and Nutrition TruthsFit166: Glute Training Part 2, Protein Myths "I am" Statements. Fit 196 Eliminate Bad Habits, Thin vs Lean and Abdominals In the Mindset Makeover Book, Chapter 5 discusses how to Harness Your Inner Pow