What excuses do you make for not working out and staying in shape?

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Do you say you have no time? Nonsense. Everyone has 10 minutes in their day. You can spend 2 hours watching movies and shows, but not 10 minutes working out? Make it make sense. Do you say you have no energy? Nonsense. You just don't want to. If that was the only way you could pay your bills (after working in the day), you'd make it happen easily.  Do you say your metabolism is not as good as when you were younger? Nonsense. Watch the video (pnly viewable on the website, not the app) Do you say your kids tire you out? I'm sure they do. Having kids is tough, but not an excuse to spend 10 minutes a day working out. What's your reason?

BonbonEmpress · Accepted Answer

For me I just don't really make excuses since I regularly exercise and stay in shape pretty much throughout my life so far and don't plan on stopping it any time soon. While I was growing up my family made sure everyone in the house learned health habits too and etc. So I plan to keep it that way.

thegreenyogi · Accepted Answer

I don't make excuses because never do I not feel like working out. If anything I invent excuses as to why I shouldn't rest and give my body a break.

DizzyDesii · Answer

I never really had an excuse other than I just didn't do feel as motivated as before. In previous years, i felt that i felt fine, looked fine and wasn't tryin to go out of my way to impress anyone.

However this year, the boyfriend and i have been fasting and exercising. He introduced me to fasting in January and its funny how i committed to it more than him. I do it 7 days a week and fast for 20 hrs and eat in a span of 4 and lost 30 pounds in 3 weeks. He had been fasting 5 days a week 20:4 as well but he began in November…

He’s already fit but he doesn't see what everyone else sees. he's so hard on himself because he's trying to train for football yet he struggles to stay committed to the fast because he likes his midnight snacks and weekend eat outs. He also doesn't exercise weekly anymore and is using his studies as an excuse, but i still find him hot rn, so I’m not complaining. However i still try to encourage him to get back at it.

I don't know if i’ll ever get back to exercising 6 days a week but i do do it at least 3 days a week for up to 2 hours those days. After 5 weeks of fasting (for me), we broke our fast this week and last due to our baecation, but next week I plan to go hard again. I still exercise every week though unless its “that time of the month.”

Next week i intend to shift my fasting hours and go for 16:8 instead of 20:4. Plus i drank a lot of soda this week and last after having not drank it for almost 2 months. I gotta try to get off of it by the end of this week because i can easily gain 20 pounds from soda alone

What excuses do you make for not working out and staying in shape?

Purpleronnie · Answer

These days I give myself one day off from scheduled exercise per week , otherwise it’s an absolute min of 1 hour of scheduled exercise per day , but I wasn’t always like this. I have never had an issue with my weight , not that this means you don’t exercise, although I’m sure there are a few people who have that type of thinking. “ I don’t need exercise , I’m not fat and I eat healthy” 😂

I used to say I was “ mentally drained “ from work and so unmotivated. Or I get plenty of exercise from walking , also massively unlikely. Or I “deserve to relax after a day at work “ … sitting at a desk mostly 😜

I don’t remember when I changed exactly but I know how much happier I am because of It. I have so much more energy not to mention how much my mental state has been improved by it.

Sian_Blower060203 · Answer

I don't have excuses, i just do so much that i don't need to. I have horses which im always out hacking with, i walk my dogs twice a day, every day. I work all day every day cleaning stables, filling hay nets etc.
I walk my aunties dog sometimes too. I don't drive and because of my social anxiety, i avoid public transport so i just walk everywhere mostly.
I think before i started all this work and walking, i was diagnosed with asthma and had a bad asthma attack in secondary school during sports day, so since i have feared doing too much in case i have another.
So that is why i don't work out like other people would. I don't go to public gyms purely because of my anxiety and my asthma. I get paranoid very easily.
I believe the exercise i do receive from horseriding, all the walking and the work. That is what keeps me in shape.
I'm a curvy girl anyway with thicker thighs and a little belly but i don't believe i am unfit or anything

Finchie40 · Answer

I actually have a valid excuse as to why I can’t , my doctor told me I can’t , until my surgery is completed , so I am pretty screwed until then. I am not to happy about it , because I am playing the waiting game to get into my appointments, because they are so backed up but it is what it is I guess. So hopefully once my surgery is completed and I am healed , I plan to get my ass back at as soon as possible

DishLady · Answer

(Actually according to Jane Fonda you're required to do cardio for at least 12-15min for it to take effect on your system.)

Not everyone has hours of TV watching time (except during COVID). But generally I do agree with your take on this. Also, running after kids *does* tire a person out and probably best shape I was ever in was when I was running everywhere taking mine to wherever they needed to be daily till they were old enough to head places on their own.

alice55 · Answer

I'm not sure 10 min a day is enough to lose weight if you don't eat correctly to be fair. Personally I don't work out I just walk for one hours near the river. After I eat healthy and I'm careful of my portion but I don't actually work out like going to the gym and such cause it annoy me, I used to work out in front of my tv while watching a show / movie but it bore too much so I prefer just being careful of my food intake.

TheSpaceGnome · Answer

My excuse is a high metabolism and a lack of interest in increasing muscle volume.

Sleeping in late and sitting on my ass most of the day and a few light walks around the house to do basic chores like cooking, cleaning, taking trash out, caring for pets, etc is a good enough workout even while eating like goku.

A gym session or other workout routine would be overdoing it and putting me into body builder territory, and I personally think the ripped/buff look is ugly and prefer being slim fit with soft features. The type of women I like prefer this look anyway.

exitseven · Answer

Sometimes if I am sick I will skip the gym. Sometimes if I have 3 0r 4 tough workouts in a row I will take a day off. Sometimes if I know that I will be spending a full day working on my house and yard I will skip the gym.

natured · Answer

There is no excuse, although I work a 9 to 5, i find a way to stay in shape and eat healthy, sometimes I have to force myself but it is worth it and I feel so much better after.

Ladsin2 · Answer

I work to hard and waking up earlier is very hard.

I work a physical job, digging holes, lifting pipes, water heaters, and rocks, pushing them together etc. In my free time I work the farm. Cleaning poo, moving trees, etc. I wake up at 530am, get home every night around 8pm, and in order to get to the gym I'd have to wake up at 430am and that is just a struggle at this point in time. I currently have my alarm set at 430 and 530am to try and work towards it. I just can't foresee it happening at this point in time. My thought process is that in time the 430 alarm will be easier to wake up to.

red-lipstick-girl · Answer

I exercise for half an hour a day, I lift barbells and dumbbells, I work my butt, back and arms, I have no excuses.

Apple1996 · Answer

I love working out but not for staying in shape. I do it for mental health. The only reason why I can't do it as much as I'd like to is because it puts stress hormones in my breastmilk and my baby will stay up all night screaming on the nights that I worked out lol

jamesgoldman · Answer

The heart condition that would put me in hospital again or the nosebleeds that kick off if I breathe too hard

Puppystarfish23 · Answer

I'm built for comfort, life to short to spend it in a gym. I work a very physical job and I walk a lot. I think the gym is a con and if your not trained by a professional you can really do some damage to your body. It cost so much to join a gym these days spend your money on being outside and travelling and having fun.

CheeseMonster · Answer

I don't have the mental space to add another regular activity to my routine. I still work out when I have a spare space pop up, and since it is important to me it is usually among the first few options to fill any extra space left over at the end of the day. I very rarely go a whole week without working out.

PeachyPie93 · Answer

I just don't want to.. it's not fun, its boring and hard if you want it to actually do anything for you. Also I like that my fatness protects me from men pretending they like me and I can go out at night and not have anything happen to me. Plus I am not so fat that I can't run if I need to, so it's all good I don't really care..

naartjie · Answer

My “excuses”:
1. Some days at work, one of my jobs is literally CONSTANT walking and heavy lifting anywhere between 15kg-28kg so some on those days my body is DEAD so I don’t go to the gym because I’m too tired.
2. Once a week I do 17 hour days and standing the whole time… yeah those days I don’t go to the gym.

MoonFace2 · Answer

I don’t make excuses. I get exercise and eat healthily but I put on weight anyway. It sucks.

itsannalee · Answer

I’m not always working out, but i walk a lot. Mostly walking around 6-12km a day, and i staying in shape. And also just watch what you eat, you can watch movies without snacking.

Dela_99 · Answer

Ummm ur weird for this post and this is why people have EDs. You are also speaking from privilege. Not everyone has 10 mins to spare and if someone is working & tiring themselves all day they obviously will rest if they have 10 mins, and that is completely fine.

queenofcardio · Answer

I'm in shape.. Exercise isn't my issue.. I love sweets 🥲

PartyGirl2004 · Answer

I work out daily plus I’m in school to become a personal trainer.

Valdemort · Answer

If I'm really feeling down, I might not go and instead spend my time with someone I know will make me feel better.
That said, I feel better after going, and rarely don't want to go to training. The people there can be good company as well.

Joshydavid25 · Answer

I'm a fitness fanatic.. I worked a late shift and still went at 10 and 11pm.. So, I guess you can say I really don't make any excuses.. But I can understand that it takes getting into a new mindset to even workout 10 minutes a day.

Billlewis · Answer

She doesn’t have to make any excuses with me. In fact, the picture of the woman above is an excellent example of how I like a woman to relax and enjoy herself.

7Phoenix7 · Answer

I do yoga and pilates more often these days and I'm not in tip top shape yet but I'm getting there.

trumpetplayerforlife · Answer

My jobs a work out lifting brake rotors and battery's to mechanics all day makes me work out my muscles 💪

AviatorTom · Answer

I've never worked out. I inherited my father's good genes and am naturally healthy and in good shape.

Pet68 · Answer

I  am  in shape, just not the kind of shape that judgmental people like you would approve of.

Twalli · Answer

I find it very difficult to just work out to stay in shape. If I'm doing it in martial arts or some other sport, I can do it, but I find motivation in other situations hard.

PrincessC16 · Answer

I have bad knees and a bad back. I'm actually disabled from it.

andreasderjuengere · Answer

My excuse: I'm in shape anyway. ''Working out'' is a silly consumerist invention to compensate one idiocy with one other.

Phoenix98 · Answer

Because I do it already for 8 hours a day every day that I go to work.

Hawaiikai · Answer

I’ll do it this year. I’ll do it tomorrow, I’ll do it on Saturday, I’ll do it later

BCRanger10 · Answer

I make no excuses. I work at it every day.

Britney_Y · Answer

I don’t make excuses regardless whether or not I workout. I’m make a calorie deficit one way or another

DinosaurNerd89 · Answer

I have no excuse, i simply just don't care, and I am comfortable in my own skin.

pascal_climbs · Answer

I have no excuses, apart from being sick.

_Lynx · Answer

No time, no space, and nosy people if I did.

orange_roach · Answer

I don’t give a fuck. And who am I doing it for?

Shortkay4568 · Answer

I look tooooo good naked to work out

Malwi93 · Answer

10 min a day? What kind of workout is that

Jessie1103 · Answer

it’s to early.

Dongie · Answer

I'll get to that tomorrow.

blackeagle007 · Answer

Same one as most do, we’re lazy

nawtee_me · Answer

But isn’t square a shape too? lol

linka_pat307 · Answer

Am already in shape

msg321 · Answer

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