As a previous ballerina-in-training, I know it can be tough to break the rules. Until today, I have to fight against the desire to win over every fitness instructor – my former ballet master’s harsh criticism that still calls in my ears. After develop a chronic illnessI was told that limits are not just important to implement My fitness routineBut also incredibly liberating. Coming with some “hard stops” exercises helped tremendously.
Hard stop exercises are the movements you hate so much, they are just not worth doing. IN A tictoc in FebruaryCreator Angelina Nicolle asked her followers about the exercises they “simply refuse to do” – and the answers were enlightening. “Lunge. Hate them. Will only do squats,” replied a commentator. “Simple Ben Glute Bridge sends me into a blind rage,” said another.
We are approaching all of our workouts With different goals in mind. A person may be looking to challenge themselves and drive the boundaries of their current capacities. Others might build endurance, Improve mobilityor just trying to maintain its existing routine. For some, fitness may even be More about mental health than physical progress. Whatever case, you know your body best, and frankly we have all the hard stop exercises that are simply not worth it.
If you think you fear some exercises, we encourage you to join the Hard Stop training movement. Whether it breaks, modifications or sits an exercise, it is worth doing if it helps you keep you consistently. We are not saying you need to smile during every second of your next sweat session, but if you hate side boards to Much, this is your sign to just go ahead and skip them.
For further hard stop -inspiration, we rounded off the seven exercises that our own PS editors simply refuse to do. Read on to learn about our least favorite movements and remind yourself that it is ok to draw the line in the sand every now and then.
Our “hard stops” exercises
If you ask us to do these exercises, the answer is no. Here are some of the movements that our editors really do not want to do:
- Jumping lungs: With voices from three different PS editors, jumping lungs are our biggest collective hard stop. They are difficult to do with the right shape, they damage our knees and honest? We’re just over them.
- Jump squats: Maybe we don’t like to jump, period. This one really comes with yours with permission. When I am given the opportunity to choose between jumping shelters or standing squats, I remain happily rooted to the ground. I promise you that my heart rate is already high enough.
- Happy baby (yoga pose): Another hard stop for me, but this one depends on the attitude. If I take a yoga class at home, I like the opportunity to open my hips and roll around in one last ditch effort to crack my head back. But publicly? Something with it feels a little too vulnerable. If you need me, I’ll go straight into Savasana.
- Planks: They are exclaimed as an important AB exercise, but that doesn’t mean we have to like them. They are a soft stop for PS Health and Fitness writer Danielle Zickl, with senior beauty editor Jessica Harrington who agrees that plank hip tips are particularly boring.
- Box jump: Here is an exercise that is fun in theory, but scary in reality. PS Newsletter Curator Joanna Brenner believes that box jump is dangerous and ultimately unnecessary. They seem to ask the question: were there really no better options?
- Mountaineers: A hard stop that I had not considered but agrees with will be with the permission of Alexis Jones, PS’s Senior Health and Fitness Editor. Anyone who intended to make an already difficult AB movement even more involved must move on and fess.
- Burpear: Rounding our list of hard stop exercises is burpees, with voices from two different PS editors. “Such a rough name that I don’t even want to hear the word pronounced,” says associated balance editor Emma Glassman-Hughes. Listen, hear.
Chandler Plante (She/her) is the assistant health and fitness editor for PS. She has over four years of experience in professional journalism, who previously worked as an editorial assistant for the magazine People and contributes to Ladygunn, Millie and Bustle Digital Group.
