6 Exercise Swaps To Update Your Workout

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      Ashley Borden; Fitness and Lifestyle Consultant; Los Angeles, California
    
      Cassey Ho; Creator of POP Pilates; San Francisco, California
    


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    Overview
   Fitness evolves. If it didn't, we'd still be strapping vibrating belts to our waists or securing ourselves into a Molby Revolving Hammock (if you're younger and don't know that one, do a quick internet search). Some classic exercises that were once staples of any workout regimen just a few years back are now viewed as antiquated or even dangerous. We had three trainers weigh in on some recognizable exercise favorites that may be doing you more harm than good, and then we asked them to offer up better alternatives.

Image Credit: Demand Media Studios

  1 of 8
 
    Overview
   Fitness evolves. If it didn't, we'd still be strapping vibrating belts to our waists or securing ourselves into a Molby Revolving Hammock (if you're younger and don't know that one, do a quick internet search). Some classic exercises that were once staples of any workout regimen just a few years back are now viewed as antiquated or even dangerous. We had three trainers weigh in on some recognizable exercise favorites that may be doing you more harm than good, and then we asked them to offer up better alternatives.

Image Credit: Demand Media Studios

    Overview

Fitness evolves. If it didn’t, we’d still be strapping vibrating belts to our waists or securing ourselves into a Molby Revolving Hammock (if you’re younger and don’t know that one, do a quick internet search). Some classic exercises that were once staples of any workout regimen just a few years back are now viewed as antiquated or even dangerous. We had three trainers weigh in on some recognizable exercise favorites that may be doing you more harm than good, and then we asked them to offer up better alternatives.

Image Credit: Demand Media Studios

    INSTEAD OF: The Standard Bench Press, TRY: The Incline Dumbbell Press
  


    INSTEAD OF: The Leg Extension Machine, TRY: Lunges
  


    INSTEAD OF: The Cable Lat Pulldown, TRY: Barbell Rows
  


    INSTEAD OF: The Side Leg Lift, TRY: The Lateral Band Walk
  


    INSTEAD OF: Crunches, TRY: Planks
  


    INSTEAD OF: Squats, TRY: Weighted Donkey Kicks
  


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      Ashley Borden; Fitness and Lifestyle Consultant; Los Angeles, California
    
      Cassey Ho; Creator of POP Pilates; San Francisco, California