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We all make excuses at one time or another for our behavior and the reasons vary widely. It’s easier for most people to find an excuse to not exercise than to actually do the work.  Simply put, this is laziness! We all work hard to make money to provide for our families.  Why not take that same work ethic and apply it to our health and fitness?  Let’s face it.  If we are in poor health, our work is not going to matter because we will end of on our death beds with Type II Diabetes, Heart Disease, or some other preventable disease.

It’s time to face your excuses head-on so that you can overcome them and choose to live a healthier lifestyle. Here is a list of the top 10 reasons why people choose not to exercise.  See if you might qualify to be in the top 10.

10. Don’t Enjoy It- Find something you do enjoy.  Maybe it’s playing tennis, hiking, rock climbing, or running.  Just find something that you enjoy and use that as your form of exercise.  Personally, I’m not a big fan of cardio equipment; however I love to take a SPIN class, Body Sculpting class or play a couple sets of tennis.  I use these as substitutes for my cardio workouts when I want a change.

9. Don’t Want To Be In Pain- Everything with value and importance in life comes to us at a cost.  There will never be a magic pill that we can take and in 6 weeks we’ll be fit.  If you want the results, you need to do the work.  Ask yourself this question: Which is more painful? Staying fat and out of shape or going through the pain of exercise?  When the pain to stay the same is greater than the pain to change, there will be a change in the game!

8. Not Fit Enough – We all need to start somewhere.  Some of us started exercising when we were 5 years old and others have never started.  The bottom line is we need to start at some point.  You will get fit as you begin the process and develop the habits of continued exercise.  You will never get fit unless you do the work to get fit.

7. Not Motivated – This can be cured with a big enough reason why you need to exercise.  Unfortunately, some people have to receive a life altering message from their Doctor that they need exercise now because they have developed Type II Diabetes or Heart Disease.  All of these could have been prevented with regular exercise.   When your reason “why” to exercise burns inside of you, I promise you will be motivated to do it.

6. No Energy- Typically, the lack of energy is due to poor eating habits and lack of exercise.  Once you start exercising, you will notice a few changes that will result in an increase in your energy levels.

1. You will begin to make healthier food choices, which will process and breakdown in your body better resulting in increased energy stores.
2. Your metabolism will skyrocket.  Your metabolism is the rate at which your body burns calories.  When this increases you will feel your energy levels increase.
3. Exercise releases endorphins, which have a huge impact on your energy levels.
4. Because you have started to exercise, your self worth will improve, which will actually increase your productivity levels both at home and at work.
   

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5. Don’t Know How – Hire a Personal Trainer to help teach you.  A good Personal Trainer will meet you at whatever your current fitness level is and take you through the various stages, so that you can train on your own.  If you don’t have the money, then join a group fitness class.  If you have a gym membership, most of these are free.  Join an Outdoor Boot Camp class.  The cost can be a fraction of what you might pay for private training.  If you can’t do any of these, then use the Internet.  There are tons of ‘How-to Videos” online at places like YouTube.  Also, there are tons of free community websites, like SparkPeople, that you can join.

4. Kids- This excuse, in my opinion, is by far one of the worst excuses that people use to not exercise and pursue their health and fitness goals.  Please do not use your kids as a crutch.  They need you to be around for a few years.  If you are lying in the hospital bed due to health reasons that could have been prevented with proper exercise, will this benefit your kids?  Your kids will follow your actions.  If they never see you exercise, there is a good chance they might never exercise and end up in the same place as you.  Make your kids a part of your exercise routine.  Go for a walk with them.  Play some type of sporting activity.  Most gyms these days have a daycare.  Use it for an hour.

3. Knee Injury – This is one of my personal favorites.  Not being able to exercise because an old ACL injury that happened 15 years ago.  You still have an upper body.  Forget the legs and work your upper body.  By super-setting and having little rest in-between fitness exercises, you will keep your heart rate up.  This will increase your post-oxidative state when finished and therefore burn more calories throughout the rest of the day.

2. No Money- The excuse of no money often fits into the equation of not being able to exercise.  Can’t afford a gym membership or hire a personal trainer.  How much money does it cost to go for a walk in the neighborhood?  Does it cost you money to do push ups and sit-ups at home?  How about grabbing a set of dumbbells and head to the park for some circuit training exercises?  With the power of the internet, you can research tons of exercises that you can do right from home that do not require the cost of any equipment or gym membership.

1. No Time – This is by far the biggest excuse that people use not to exercise.  The bottom line is we all have 24 hours in the day.  It’s how we choose to use those 24 hours.  Most of us want to use our work as a crutch.  It only takes 30-60 minutes out of your day to exercise.  If you exercise 5 days per week, then you have only spent 2.5 – 5 hours out of a 168 hour week to work on what is most important to you;  Your health!

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