Excuses ??

         --The Top 10 Excuses For Not Hitting The Gym--

1) The solution? Stop feeling like you're helpless to do anything about it!

Before your good intentions take a nose-dive and die a slow, quiet death, take a look at a list compiled by my training partners and myself of popular excuses why people don't get off their duffs and exercise, and maybe you'll find a bit of yourself in at least one o rmore of them. That won't make you a criminal, but it just might make you think twice before you use one of them yourself!

2) Too tired
Finding yourself forever fatigued? Exercise can help. Workouts and cardio sessions actually enliven the system, rather than subdue it. Ridding the body of excess weight should also help you to feel move alive!

3) Too busy/No time
The oldest excuse in the book, plain and simple! If you can't find time in your busy day, how can folks like Donald Trump and Bill Gates find the time to fit everything into their busy lives? Makes you think, doesn't it?

4) Cramps
Doctors used to tell women to lie down until the pain subsided. Today's physicians will be the first to tell you that a bit of exercise is just what the doctor ordered. Plus, exercising on a regular basis and eating a sound diet free of sugar and excess starch will help minimize monthly cramps altogether.

5) Have to make dinner
In an age of ready-made supermarket meals and spouses who now share the responsibility of children's needs, having to make dinners for the troupes just isn't an excuse that flies anymore. Nice try though!

6) Want to sleep in
Overdoing sleep can be just as bad as not getting enough. go to bed early enough that you get at least 7-8 hours each night, then roll out of bed a full hour early for good old early morning cardio. Heck, if I can do cardio twice a day, while working a job and taking classes with an hour of actual weight training per day on top of that and still have a social life, I don't see any reason why you cannot.

7) Too far to drive
If you have chosen a gym that is over 30 minutes away, you've probably joined the wrong gym. Join one closer, or buy some simple home workout equipment like a BowFlex.

8) Don't want to be sweaty before work
Breaking newsflash: modern gyms actually do have shower facilities now. Instead of showering at home where hot water is scarce at 7:00 am like in my dorm last semester, take your work clothes with you to the gym.
9) Have to take kids to lessons
If you're finding that time is a luxury these days, arrange for your children to be a part of a carpool. You'll have more time off that turns at the wheel. Also, see #7.

10) Just started dating someone "Great"
Take him/her to the gym with you. There's nothing hotter than a workout with the one you love. You'll both have fitter bodies, and can have some fun post-workouts also.

There are undoubtedly more reasons why people would want to skip a workout or ten but I cannot begin to fathom how anyone would want to skip on living a healthy lifestyle. It's a small investment with time and money and all it takes is a little structure in our daily lives. Sure, there will be certain times that make it impossible to go through with your workouts such as illness or injury but these are rare instances for most of us. So I say we should use our bodies every which way we possibly can. I believe it is the greatest instrument that God gave us and that we should use it to its fullest. Train hard, train smart, think BIG!

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