You don't always need to feel the burn. We asked fitness experts if it's sometimes ok to take an easier modification — it's a resounding yes.
, you feel like you're at maximum effort but you're doing your best and feeling good. Then the instructor utters these words:"Ok and if you want to make it a little bit harder you can…" It feels like the whole room follows, sticking up a leg/adding an extra weight/moving into a deeper squat. Except you.
A lot of emotions can flood you sometimes if you feel like the only person in the room sticking with the movement you feel is enough, knowing that you simply can't do the suggested modification. You can feel embarrassed, like people are looking at you and judging you, shame, or worry that you're not good enough to be in the class. Worst case scenario, it can put you off coming back next time.
I've often found myself in this position. Sometimes there are body parts that can do the harder modification and others that can't — sometimes I've felt stuck in"easy mode" the whole class. And I know it can be tough emotionally. But maybe it's age, maybe it was the lovely instructor I had, or maybe it was a virtue of learning a new skill feels like a fitness goal but it's a little bit misleading," she says.
"Joseph Pilates is quoted saying 'Change happens through movement, and movement heals' and that's forever ingrained in my mind," says Dadoun."Whatever movement you choose you are on your journey to being as well as you can in the body you live in. Embrace the power of basics. Like building a house you wouldn't start with the roof. Be patient with yourself and don't run into the hardest option as you want to avoid an injury.
One final mantra from Luke if you're looking for one to replace"feel the burn" in your brain permanently:"Effective exercise should involve effort — but shouldn't leave you feeling defeated or broken."is the interim content director at PS UK. Rhiannon has been a journalist for 17 years, starting at local newspapers before moving to work for Heat magazine and Grazia.
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