"You don’t have to be sore and sweaty after every workout": A strength coach reveals five of the biggest misconceptions about strength training

A woman exercising outside.

It’s hard to imagine a time when Melissa Kendter wasn’t gym-literate. The ACE-certified personal trainer has spent the last 10-plus years collecting exercise expertise to help her clients hit their fitness goals, as well as training herself with unerring consistency. 

But everyone was a beginner once, and Kendter admits even she made some mistakes at the start.