Everyone has an excuse to avoid exercising. Why? Because exercising is work. It takes substantial amounts of both time and effort to produce any visible results. It’s no wonder people would rather not exercise if given a choice. The problem with this though is that exercise is an important part of a healthy lifestyle. The purpose of this list is to show that the most common excuses for avoiding exercising don’t hold very much water.
1. I Don’t Have Enough Time
This is the most common excuse people use to avoid doing exercise. The reason why this excuse is used so often is because everyone else uses it. If everyone is too busy to exercise, why can’t I be too busy too? The problem with this attitude is that most people have horrible diet and exercise habits, so following the majority is not such a great idea. If you feel like you don’t have enough time in your day to exercise, consider how much time you waste watching television and surfing the internet. If you devoted just a half hour each day to exercise, you’d be in much better shape.
2. Exercising Is Too Expensive
Another common excuse people use to avoid exercising is that it’s too expensive. Gym memberships aren’t free and buying equipment for a home gym is costly and requires a lot of space. These two excuses are legitimate to a certain point. If you want to get a full body workout, it does help to have access to a full gym, but doing basic cardio hardly takes anything more than a little willpower and a pair of running shoes. If the weather outside isn’t agreeable, you can always spend a few dollars on a jump rope which is both cheap and hardly takes any space to store.
3. I’m Going To Start Next Week/Month/Year
Because exercise requires a lot of work, it’s no surprise that exercise is something that is easy to put off. Of course a person would be more inclined to exercise later rather than sooner. If you find yourself using this excuse yourself, ask yourself what is stopping you from exercising today, and even right now. If you’re reading this article, you probably have some free time on your hands. Is there anything getting in the way of you exercising except procrastination?
4. I’m Scared Of Messing Up
If you don’t go to the gym very often, you may feel a bit uncomfortable going there. There are several reasons for this. People who are at the gym frequently are usually in great shape. No matter which gym you go to, you’ll probably encounter at least one or two muscle heads. It can be intimidating trying to work out around huge guys who can bench hundreds of pounds without even breaking a sweat. It can also be hard if you don’t know how to use the workout equipment properly. If you’re scared of messing up when you go the gym, it’s important to educate yourself. Learn as much as you can about workouts that fit your needs and goals. Find out what equipment to use, how to use it properly, and how long you should use it for. You can also use a personal trainer to help familiarize yourself with a workout that will suit you best.
5. I’m Already Skinny
A lot of people who don’t exercise do so because they believe they’re already in good shape. If you’re naturally lean and don’t exercise because you look like you’re in shape, consider this: people who don’t exercise, no matter their body type, are still susceptible to certain health risks, namely heart disease. A study conducted by Dr Gary O’Donovan of Brunel University involving lean exercisers, lean non-exercises, and obese non-exercisers showed that the non-exercising participants, both lean and obese, had a higher chance of developing heart disease. What this means is that to avoid certain health risks like heart disease, it’s important for even skinny people to exercise.