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With a new year beginning, many of us are looking for ways to improve our health and wellbeing and where better to start than getting into the habit of exercising regularly?

In fact, worldwide searches on Google for ‘best bodyweight exercises’ have increased in the past 30 days as millions of people look to kick-start healthier habits at the beginning of the year.

However, one fitness expert and personal trainer warns that some of us may be taking “go hard or go home” a little too seriously and following social media trends for exercises that our bodies are not prepared for.

Personal trainer Lee Mitchell, working in collaboration with Live Football Tickets has shared the five fitness trends that could be damaging your health, not improving it.

The social media fitness trends that could harm your health

Extreme Strength and Volume Exercises

Many social media challenges encourage high repetition, heavy workouts such as performing 100 kettlebell swings every day and Mitchell has noted that they are rising in popularity but warns that they could be harmful if your body isn’t used to that kind of intensity.

He says: “High-volume, daily strength exercises like 100 kettlebell swings may look impressive on social media, but they can quickly lead to overuse injuries if your body isn’t prepared for that level of volume.

“Joints, tendons, and muscles need recovery time to adapt and grow stronger, and skipping rest days or pushing........

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