Fitness Excuse #4: “I don’t like exercise.”
For every reason you have not to work out, we have a solution
By Nancy Ripton
From the print edition, April 2012
“Find something you like,” says Jacqueline Walters, vice-president of group fitness at Extreme Fitness in Toronto and a member of the Canadian national kickboxing team. Exercise has to be fun or you won’t stick with it. Not everyone is made to run on the treadmill and lift weights. Think outside of the box. Play street hockey with your child, join a softball league or do yoga in a unique location. “Not moving is not an option,” says Stephanie Joanne, a personal trainer and fitness expert for Citytv’s CityLine.
More fitness excuses, busted:
#1: “I don’t have time.”
#2: “It’s too expensive.”
#3: “I don’t know where to start.”
#4: “I don’t like exercise.”
#5: “I’m too tired.”
#6: “I’m not athletic.”
#7: ”I’m too athletic.”
#8: ”I’m not comfortable working out in public.”
#9: “I don’t need to do formalized exercise.”
#10: ”I pee every time I work out.”
#11: “I don’t like getting sweaty.”
#12: “I’m trying to get pregnant, and I worry that exercise could hurt my chances.”
#13: ”I’m pregnant.”
#14: ”I just had a baby.”
#15: ”I don’t like working out when I’m breastfeeding.”
#16: ”My baby gets separation anxiety.”
#17: ”I don’t know what to do with my kids when I work out.”
#18: ”I’m getting over an illness or injury.”
#19: ”I’ve hit a plateau and I’m getting discouraged.”
#20: ”I’m bored.”
