Momma Fit Podcast

We all have a favorite body part to focus on when it comes to working out. For some of us, our legs are easy to strengthen and work, while our arms are difficult to tone and strengthen. On magazine covers we see round, lifted butts and bikini-ready abs. We immediately come to the conclusion then that we need to perform endless amounts of crunches and squats to get those things. There’s no shame in wanting to shape and sculpt a certain way, but when we go overboard on focusing only on a certain area of our body, we start to neglect the rest of it. As a result, two things start to happen:First, we overwork the area we’re trying to build, which can actually lead to multiple injuries, fatigue, decline in performance, soreness, and poor recovery. Second, the areas we’ve chosen to ignore start to weaken. At best, it will seem strange that you have the strongest arms and can lift heavy weights without breaking a sweat but can barely hold a lunge because of weak legs. But at worst, our body responds to the neglect in