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Fix Your Exercise Form for Better Results

Don't let these tiny mistakes stand between you and the body you want

By Charlotte Andersen
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Dangerous Workout Mistakes
Watching people do crazy things is one of the best and the worst things about working out in a gym, and trainers get to see more than their fair share of what-on-earth-is-she-doing? moments. To help you stay injury-free (and avoid being the topic of trainer trash talk), we asked Steve Toms, NCEP certified exercise therapist and corrective exercise specialist for Lifetime Fitness, and Jessica Matthews, the American Council on Exercise's (ACE) exercise physiologist, to share the most common mistakes they see women make at the gym and easy ways to fix them.

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