18/06/2026
If you’re not good at a particular exercise, the instinct is always to avoid it.
But avoiding things we are not good can be a concern.
Whether your goal is weight loss, recovering from injuries, improving mobility, or fixing your balance, skipping the movements you struggle with is the fastest way to stall your progress.
If you avoid balance work because you feel unsteady, your balance gets worse.
If you skip mobility because you feel stiff, you get stiffer.
If you dodge the lifts that challenge you, your strength stays exactly where it is.
Avoidance doesn’t protect you.
It guarantees decline.
The Solution
Exercise is exactly like learning the guitar.
You don’t skip the awkward chords and expect to play the song.
You lean into the discomfort.
You practice
You do the reps.
You give your body a chance to adapt — and it will, faster than you think.
The stuff you avoid is usually the stuff you need most.
I’m a coach, and there are still exercises I’m not naturally great at.
But I don’t skip them.
I practice them.
That’s how I’m taking on my 40s, 50s, and beyond.
Because at this age… it’s simple:
Use it or lose it.
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