
Badge by Doobster @ Mindful Digressions
We all know the common excuses people make for not sticking to their exercise plan. Why not turn the tables around and take a look at the excuses we can make to actually exercise? Here’s the list, flowing out of my stream of consciousness:
1. The TV is not having anything interesting on anyway
2. My high-school anniversary is coming
3. There are a few good songs on the iPod to make the workout fun
4. The skinny jeans may stop threatening to burst at the seams if I do this three times a week for three months
5. Think long term! Exercise is an important but not urgent task, to use the four quadrants of time management by Stephen Covey
6. Happy people exercise regularly
7. I can go running while waiting for my laundry
8. I can learn a foreign language on my iPod while running
9. The sleepiness and lethargy will disappear the moment the momentum picks up and I get into the groove
10. Dinner tastes better after an exercise
This post is part of SoCS:
http://lindaghill.com/2014/12/19/the-friday-reminder-and-prompt-for-socs-december-1914/
11. I can have that nutella cheesecake if I run for 60 mins 😀
Works for me!
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Oh wow, I guess you can’t go wrong with that one! Haha. Thanks for dropping by 🙂
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Very good, Alexi. Now I have to get off my duff and go to the gym! 🙂
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Haha, glad the list worked! Oh ya, it’s Alexis–though it’s pretty common for people to call me Alexi, or Alexia, or sometimes even Alicia! 😀
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Oops…sorry about that! I just read the first bit of your screen name and stopped one letter too soon 🙂
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No probs 😉 Happens all the time!
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12. There is something good on television and I can exercise during the show.
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Nice one! 😀 Thanks for dropping by.
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Great idea; love this list! Another one that has worked for me is quickly putting on my gym clothes even when part of me has been leaning towards not working out or going for my walk or dance class, etc. Then, it feels silly not going if I’m dressed specifically for it — another excuse gone! Enjoyed your post. 🙂
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Aha, that’s funny! I can identify with that one, but confession: I have done that only to end up going out for breakfast in my gym clothes. Oops. 😀 Thanks for reading and commenting!
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Excellent! I love reading the “good” excuses! 🙂
Thank you for participating!
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You’re welcome, Leigh. Thanks for dropping by and standing in for Linda!
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