Many myths about diets and exercise came about because it is popular to be slim and fit. Personal trainers today use their knowledge of physiology and anatomy to figure out which workouts are best for men and which are best for women. Knowing which exercises are suitable for your body type is important because the ones that make men look great can have the exact opposite effect on women. Naturally, no woman would want broad, bulky shoulders or burly arms. So, knowing which exercises you should be doing for your body type at the gym is essential. Here are some exercises women need to avoid if their goal is to attain a feminine body.
Curves like Kim Kardashian’s changed what people thought was beautiful in a woman. It’s cool and trendy to have rounded glutes now. This made more and more people want to try different kinds of squats and weighted exercises to make their muscles bigger.
But keep in mind that there are no separate exercises for the glutes. When you work out your lower body, you also work out your legs, especially your quads. The quads are made up of 4 muscles. This group of muscles is very strong and tends to get bigger quickly.
If you want slim legs, you shouldn’t do the following exercises:
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This exercise can be done in a lot of different ways. But it won’t help you lose weight in your hips. Your leg muscles will only get bigger since these machines aim to isolate the quads, forcing them to work more than normal.
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Lunges are an excellent way to work out your legs. Take a short but deep step forward and go down until your leg is bent at a 90-degree angle while your other leg remains bent at the same angle. Then get back up, go back to your starting position, and repeat it with the other leg.
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Women also often have trouble with their inner thighs. Women often pull their legs together on an exercise machine to get rid of fat on their inner thighs. Jamie Eason Middleton thinks that this unnatural body position affects the muscles used and the joints that support them. It might not work as planned and could even be harmful.
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Side lunges or lateral side lunges are a great alternative because they help tone your adductor muscles. Needless to say, these lunges are suitable for working out your inner thighs, toning them and making them stronger too.
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Weighted heavy squats can hurt your waist. But it’s not just about your waist; your legs matter too. First of all, doing a lot of weighted exercises can make your hips look less girly and bulky. Second, lifting heavy weights can harm not only your body shape but also your knees and lower back.
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You can do squats with or without weights. But if your goal is to get a feminine body without gaining bulky muscular legs, then make sure you have your feet in the right place. For the exercise to work your glutes, your knees shouldn’t go past your toes.
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The side abs start at the bottom of the ribs and go all the way down to the pubic bone. They give your body its muscular shape. Working out this group of muscles makes them bigger, so you can forget about having a smaller waist.
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Side extensions are one of the nine exercises you should avoid if you want a feminine body. For an extension, you bend your body on a special bench with a sloped edge. When you do this exercise, your side abs will get bigger, which will make your waist bigger as well.
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The plank is the best thing you can do to get a flat stomach. This is a very easy exercise you can do at home or the gym. Raise your body up above the floor while supporting your body’s weight on your elbows and toes for one minute.
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Workout, a popular fitness channel for women, says that when you do squats with heavy weights, you tone your glutes, abs, and spine muscles. This causes your muscle mass to grow around your waist, taking you further away from your goal.
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Do straight crunches to keep your body in shape. Lay down with your back on the floor, then band your knees with your feet firmly planted on the ground. Slowly lift your upper body up. Do this a few times until your muscles start to “burn.”
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Lena Boone, a bodybuilder and winner of the NPC Sunshine Classic, says that one of the most common mistakes women make is trying different bends to make their waists smaller. She says it’s “abuse of abs.” When you move dumbbells from side to side, your side abs get stronger. When you work out, try to avoid this exercise.
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Pull your stomach in by sucking it in as much as you can. Hold this pose for a few seconds, and then release it. At first, this exercise will be hard, but as soon as you learn how to do it right and start doing it regularly, you will start to feel better.
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The trapezius muscle is a flat, wide muscle in the back of your neck and upper back. When you work this group of muscles, you might end up with a wide back and a thick neck. So, avoid exercises that can make your shoulders bigger and hide your neck.
Here are three exercises that experts say you should leave out of your workout:
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Bringing barbells or dumbbells up to the chin will only enlarge your trapezius muscle. These workouts are specifically meant to work out that area to increase muscle size for a more muscular physique. It’s best to avoid them if you want a more feminine body.
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It is better to do arm lifts with dumbbells to tone your arm muscles. Choose weights that feel good to you, bring your arms close to your body, and slowly raise them to your shoulders. Doing this will help you achieve the feminine body you desire while avoiding getting broad shoulders like men.
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Doing shrugs with a barbell or dumbbell involves raising your shoulders while holding weights. This exercise is known as an isolation workout because it only uses the trapezius muscle and no other muscles. It sounds nice, but be careful because women don’t look good with wide shoulders.
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It’s important to do exercises that make you look more feminine. For example, wide push-ups are great for your chest muscles. Wide push-ups help tone your chest without getting broad muscular shoulders.
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Follow this simple rule when you do this exercise: don’t raise the weights higher than your shoulders. The trapezius muscle will have to work if your arms aren’t in the right place. This will make your physique more muscular rather than feminine.
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The tricep, the inner part of the arm, is an area with which most women have trouble. Put your arms behind your head, put the palm of one arm on the elbow of the other, and slowly bend your arm.
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