7 Exercises That You Don't Ever Want To Do

Dumb-bell Loaded Side Bends

This exercise involves holding dumb-bells in each hand and leaning to the side in order to engage the oblique muscles. Not only is it not effective, it puts pressure on the spine. There’s a lot of force that compromises the spine itself along with the tissue of the spine. The spine tissue is much like a shock absorber. When you break it down with exercises like this, you put yourself at risk of rupturing a disc in your spine.

Double Leg Raises

Double Leg Raises are done by suspending yourself as you hang onto a bar and raising both of your legs up. It’s said to be a core strengthener but in fact, is ineffective.

Not only that but if the exercise isn’t done properly, you can overwork your hip flexors. This can cause spasms in the hip flexors along with the risk of a herniated disc. This exercise causes the weight of your legs to put a lot of pressure on your spine and vertebrae.