Why Do You Skip your Workouts? - By: Roger Davies

I want to talk about the main excuses for why many people don't workout or miss workouts frequently. Here's a situation I see at the gym all the time...Somebody that was doing well and finally making good progress working out at the gym all of the sudden stops coming in for several months.
When they eventually come back to the gym a couple months later, they're usually back in the same shape as which they started originally, have gained back all the weight or more, and the majority have lost most of their strength gains that they worked so hard for.
So I try talking to them, I'll ask where they have been the last few months, and that's when the excuses start...
•Perhaps it was that they had a special report at work and have been "too busy" to work out lately
•Or perhaps it was that they had a shoulder or arm injury so they thought that they couldn't work out with this injury
•Or perhaps they had a knee, ankle, or leg injury so they thought they couldn't work out.
•Or perhaps they were busy with house renovations, or family matters, or too busy with the kids, etc, etc, etc... excuse, excuse, excuse
You can see a pattern here... if your health & fitness and how you look and feel is important to you, then there is no such thing as an excuse. It’s simple either you want it, or you don't, and it's either going to be a priority in your life, or it's not!
After all, your health and fitness determines not only how good you're going look and feel every day, but also how long you'll exist on this earth to enjoy the time you have with your friends and family... So with all that said, why don’t people make fitness a priority in their life!
Here's my opinion on those excuses above...
Excuse #1 - Too busy in work:
Ok, so why don't you squeeze in really short but really intense 5 minute workouts before and after work each day... after all, that's only 10 minutes of your time, and despite popular belief you CAN stay in excellent shape working out as little as 5 or 10 minutes a day (as long as your time is well spent with the right exercises and right intensity).

Actually you can find high intensity short duration workout plans you can do in as little as 4minutes a day and still be in great shape despite your time commitments.
"Too busy at work" excuse busted!
Excuse #2 - Shoulder or arm injuries so haven’t worked out:
Bad shoulder... so what... are you saying your legs and abs don't work all of the sudden just because your arm or shoulder is hurt? After all, most of your fat loss and metabolism-boosting results come from lower body exercises anyway, as they burn more calories due to the larger muscle groups involved when exercising.
Your upper body injury just gives you a good reason to focus even more intensely on your lower body, abs, and interval training during this period when you won't be able to do upper body exercises.
Shoulder injury excuse busted!
Excuse #3 - Knee, ankle, or leg injuries so haven’t worked out:
Ok, so now you're saying that just because you have a leg injury, that somehow your upper body no longer works? Even if you need to walk in there on crutches, and then do nothing but seated upper body exercises, that's a lot better than doing nothing and letting your entire body get weak and soft during while your leg gets better.
Knee or leg injury excuse busted!
Now don't get mad at me about these injury excuses... Believe me, I DO understand that there are some serious injuries and disorders that do prevent some people from doing any exercise at all. However, for most minor injuries, there's no excuse not to at least continue doing some form of exercise.
Excuse #4 - Too busy at home, family, kids, etc:
Once again we need to get back to priorities. If your house and kids are priorities, why wouldn't your health and fitness be top priorities also, so that you can enjoy your life and everything and everyone in it!
Remember, you don't have to work out for hours every day to be in great shape. It's all about maximizing the intensity and amount of full body musculature you work in a given time period, even if that time period is just a 4 minute workout each day.
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Excuse #4 busted!
I know I take a hard-nosed approach with this stuff, but if finally getting into shape is important to you, nothing less will do, than to adopt a true fitness lifestyle and mindset.
I hope today's article helps trigger some new motivation if you've struggled in the past with excuses or procrastination to getting in shape.
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Til next time, Goodbye
Roger Davies
Bsc Sport and Exercise Science

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