This a post from the 99 Excuses & Exercise Ain’t One series. Here are the most common excuses given to avoid exercising and how to help you overcome them. G has a Bachelors of Science in Exercise Science and has been a Certified Personal Trainer (part time hustle) for 3 years. If these posts help you in any way, please share, and consider subscribing to my RSS feed to get automatic updates delivered to your favorite RSS reader or email inbox. Follow me on Twitter @thenewhustle.
Excuse #1: I can’t wait to start exercising … tomorrow.
I’ve been guilty of this before – who hasn’t? Exercise is one of those things that a lot of people don’t look forward to. I firmly believe we all know when we’re making excuses – we just don’t recognize it because we’re great at convincing ourselves we’re right.
Excuses are delusions we make up in our mind to ensure we stay in our comfort zone (can thank Robin Sharma for that one). It’s true – think of any time you made an excuse about exercise – was it really good enough to take away from your potential physical improvement for the day?
On auto-pilot, we’re very comfortable wherever we’re at. Sure, we might wish we had a healthier lifestyle or a nicer body, but the truth is we love our comfort zone better. And stepping out of that requires effort. For some people this is hard – especially if regular exercise has not been a habit instilled in them from a young age.
I challenge you to look past your excuse for not exercising today and ask yourself, why am I holding myself back? Take 10 minutes and go for a walk – just start! You’ve got to attack exercise like you attack your day – be the circumstance that changes your health for the better instead of being controlled by the fear of the discomfort this change will bring. Getting in shape is not easy. A lot of work and dedication – but oh-so worth the pain. Like the Chinese proverb states:
“The best time to plant a tree was 10 years ago, the second best time is now.”
Don’t postpone your best self any longer – take the steps necessary today to improving your health. In order to hustle harder, you’ve got to be in the best shape of your life.
“Physical fitness is not only one of the most important keys to a healthy body, it is the basis of dynamic and creative intellectual activity.” ~John F. Kennedy
