Health & Fitness Master Series
Course overview
Lesson Overview

21.9 – Avoiding Movement Compensation: Movement compensation happens when the body uses the wrong muscles to complete a task because the right ones are not strong enough or are not activating when needed. While the body finds a way to keep you moving, those shortcuts can create strain that leads to discomfort or injury over time. Slowing down and watching your form helps you recognize when something looks uneven, such as knees caving inward or shoulders rising toward the ears. Strengthening weak muscles and improving flexibility in tight ones restores balance so motion becomes smoother. Using mirrors or video helps identify habits that are easy to miss. Practicing correct form builds new patterns that stay strong even when fatigue arrives. Avoiding compensation helps protect joints and allows power to travel through the body evenly instead of overloading one area. Awareness and consistency transform movements into healthy routines that support long-term motion and physical confidence.

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