A Blunder I see a lot: Number one explanation why people give up or fail is because they had no definitive plan. Scores of people start on a exercise schedule on a whim, with no clear goals or objectives. Without clear goals or a thorough plan how will you ever recognize how successful your workout program is? Is it correct for you? Are you receiving the outcome you want?. So making a detailed plan with clearly defined mile stone, that are doable is vital to your motivation and success.  I use a powerful but simple to use software tool to aid me with all of these measurements and calculations; you can get a free copy from my blog, observe details below.  Tracking your progress in a journal will help ensure you notice your improvements in black and white; this will help motivate you and help you meet your ultimate goal.

Common Mistake: Spending 3 hours in the gym does not indicate you are getting anywhere. If you are doing aerobics then sure you would want to increase the repetition within each set to sustain a high heart rate, this does not mean you have to run on a treadmill for 4 hours straight, If on the other hand you are doing fat training to build muscles and increase strength then less repetition with more resistance is the way to go, but it will be the quality of movements during the workout that will make the difference.  Both are essential for overall success so don't disregard one for the other, also don't mix up one with the other, this leads me to my next point.

Misconception I hear all the time: No Pain No Gain! Is that in reality true?. Let's face it there is no fun in pain, and all pain is not gain and all gain does not have to include pain. A bit of soreness and tenderness is to be expected especially when you just get started but do not push yourself so hard that you real in pain.  Excessive pain might be an indication that on injury occurred and you should in no way ignore this. You need to start your exercise routine small and simple and little by little build up to more intermediate to advance levels.  This method of workout will considerably lessen your risk of sustaining any injury.  Workouts should be fun and pleasurable not pain and agony!.

Frequent Myth: Weight Training Makes Women Huge. Fat training will tone and strengthen muscles that will burn more fat, it will not make you muscular like a man. Fat training for women will not make a women muscular, forget what you have seen on tv with those professional bodybuilder, that is another story.  Resistance training is vital for everyone's overall fitness level especially women.  As women get older they tend to loose bone density faster than men do, it has been scientifically proven that building good muscle strength reduces the risk of bone loss later in life.  And it's never too late to start.

Frequent Error: Working out the body areas that are already strongest. You should start focusing on your weaker points rather then what you already have going for you. Take this for example, You may have naturally great looking, strong legs if so, then don't just work legs 4 days a week  and forget your arms and back because they are weak, spend more time on your weaker body part and less time on your great legs. 

Take your exercise seriously but work smart, this will lead to a healthier and active lifestyle as keep fit has so much more healthy benefits than I could cover here.