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Oh, we've heard it all before: you're tired, you're busy, your gym is full of jackasses, but Forbes is breaking some surprising things that are probably coming into play in your fitness routine but you are too uncomfortable to admit it. Most surprising: you haven't seen any other women exercising in the area or that it's frustrating when you run a 17-minute mile, knowing that you were doing half that time when you were the big track star at your high school.
As I'm typing this, it's Sunday night and know that it would be a great time to do some fitness, but here are the reasons I'm not:
The good news is that it's easy enough for me to move my treadmill over (well, with the help of someone) and my neck will stop hurting and my M.I.A. yoga mat can be easily replaced. But now that I've identified these roadblocks, it seems a lot more manageable to either figure out a way to fix them or understand if I'm just making excuses. If I had the treadmill, I could walk and read, though! Problem solving! Note to self: fix that. What about you? Are there things that regularly prevent you from working out? What about today? What are the real reasons that you will be able to or just can't make it out to exercise today? 6 CommentsLeave a comment |
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FEED ME
- I won't get home until ten o'clock tonight
- The elliptical machine in my living room is loud, and I don't want to bother my husband
- I don't belong to a gym
- There are no sidewalks to walk on in my town
Not to brag, but I actually did my workout today. I didn't want to because I have to get up at 4:30 in the morning to get it in, what with working full time and having a toddler and all, but I did it today. Hopefully, tomorrow will be a successful workout day as well.
How about that I got into an argument (and lost) with the gym manager about the rising rates not being justified, then went to another gym to only realize it was awful, and now I am back at my old one with my proverbial tail between my legs?
I love Shimmy! It's great, especially since it helps me keep in practice for my formal bellydance class!
My excuses/actual preventions:
The floor needs vacuuming
- I work out in my living room, which is the main entrance to my apartment. It gets really filthy, and I tend to wander off my yoga mat so I have to ensure a daily vacuum for my own sake.
- I need to clean.
Nevermind that I have most maintenance down to 20 minutes a day.
- I'm "too busy"/"have too much work to do"
Nevermind that I work more efficiently and make less mistakes after I've had a good workout.
I love my treadmill. I have it in my office here at home and it is a straight shot to see the TV, so I always pop in a DVD and before I know it, the hour's done.
I hope that you can get that treadmill moved or the light moved and get into a good exercise groove. Today my kids are home and my husband because of a snow day, so I have to wait until my husband wakes up before I can walk. Pisses me off. I was up all night with a sick kid and he is sleeping in. Men!
I spend half my life in hotels and the gyms are crappy. I will do it tomorrow. I am too tired today. I'm hungry, I will eat first and exercise later. I want a glass of wine with dinner. I can't exercise after wine. And so on.
What helps me is a very active friend. I call him and say "remind me that I always feel better after I exercise?" and he always does, "Just do 2 miles", and often calls an hour later to ask how the run was. It's a bit silly, and I should be able to motivate myself on my own, but whatever works, right?