I have a confession to make. I used to hate exercise (quelle surprise!). I’m sure I’m not alone in the way that even thinking about lifting a set of dumbbells can bring out the cold sweats, not to mention the sounds of the dreaded school Beep Test (pure nightmare fuel if you ask me). So as soon as I could escape the obligation of high school gym class, I avoided anything above a leisurely walk like the plague. It wasn’t the healthiest idea, but then again, neither is high school gym class. But this isn’t going to be a blog post about how to steer clear of lifting, squatting, or crunching. This is going to be a post about beginning by accident, all the dumb mistakes you can make along the way, how to avoid them, and how to embrace exercise in the way only a newly enthusiastic amateur can.