Do you ever feel that, no matter how hard you try with your fitness routine; you just can’t get your body to look the way you want it to? If that’s the case, you’re hardly alone. Many of us tend to make the same mistakes where exercise is concerned—and fitness faux pas can sabotage the very goals we work to achieve.

As a holistic lifestyle coach and Pilates instructor, Manuela Soares says that people have a tendency to focus too much on the end result of their exercise routines, rather than the process. “We just want to get our workouts done,” says the Toronto-based owner of at Ki Pilates studio. “But it’s not a quick fix—it’s a journey.” With this in mind, here are five common workout mistakes we make—and tips on how to fix them.