Posted on May 11, 2010 by Dave W

A clever diet and exercise hater can come up with about a zillion reasons why there will be no workout today. That ends as of this moment. Here are the excuses (I have heard them all), and the answers to all those excuses. Ladies and gentlemen, grab your sneakers, we are going to exercise. Oh, but…

1. I am tired – It is a proven fact that although exercise burns energy, it creates it too. So, covers off, wipe those eyes and off we go. By the time you are done with your work-out you will be off and raring to go.

2. I am sick – Unless you are throwing up, having diarrhea, are running a fever or are having difficulty breathing, exercise will actually help you feel better faster. Not only that, but the exercise will release endorphins make you feel better now.

3. I have cramps – A gentle walk will help you ease through your cramps. Another good exercise idea for cramps is belly dancing. Yoga works also but do not do inverted poses while menstruating.

4. It is raining outside – Today, we do our workout in the house. This is why we buy work-out gear, tapes, videos and the like: so that the weather is never an excuse of any kind.

5. I am late for work – Okay, so you are going to get dressed for work and you will park your car as far away as possible and get some exercise that way. You will do as much walking as possible throughout the day and you will walk for part of your lunch break.

6. I do not want to exercise today – Give it five minutes. If you want to quit after five minutes, then do so. Most of the time once you have gotten up and started you will stick with it to the end. And think of it this way, if you are doing a twenty minute work out, you will be a fourth of the way finished at the five-minute mark anyway.

7. I hate this exercise routine – So? Find another.  Hate the video that you are using? There are literally millions more. Try a few for free by going to the local library. Rent some from the video store before you buy. Organize a neighborhood exercise swap meet. Find something that works for you. Remember what you loved to do best as a kid and bring that back into your life. Ride a bike, go for a swim, climb a tree or join a baseball team.

8. I always hurt when I am done – If you always, and I mean always hurt, you may be doing the exercise incorrectly or there might be something wrong. First, have yourself checked. If there is nothing physically wrong with you, then do the exercise in front of a mirror or with a trusted friend. Make sure that you are working correctly and within your limits. Ask yourself where the pain is and what it could be caused by. Are you lifting weights that are too heavy? Are you throwing them rather than lifting smoothly and carefully? Do you jerk when you lift? Some aches the day after a good hard work out is normal, real pain every single time is not.

9. I am bored – Ask a friend to join you or better yet, challenge a friend to a competition. Nothing gets the blood flowing like a good-natured rivalry.

10. I want to do more than I am able, so I will do nothing at all instead – If you want to set a goal for yourself, that is one thing, but you will not run a marathon the first time that you strap on the laces. You will not become like Lance when you hop on the bike for the first time. Start slow, work up through progressive goals and who knows—you might actually get nearer to your goals than you thought.

Written by Kristin Baker from the Extreme Home Workout.

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