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Oh, Exercise!
May 12th, 2010 | 
Author: By Honey B
Oh exercise. The thing we love to hate.
There are many exercise-related jokes out there- my personal favorite line is that I don’t exercise because its not good for my health, because my thighs rub together and it sets my shorts on fire. Funny, yes….helpful to the size of said thighs? No…
Do you ever wonder why you don’t exercise?
Lack of desire to lose weight, tone up, and fit into smaller clothes? Pretty much a no! I think just about every woman over the age of 25 has the whole wardrobe of clothes three sizes smaller than their current size. And I could possibly have been thought to be a lesbian by passersby because when I people watch, I look at the women to see what their size is. I guess what their weight is. Sometimes pant size. And wonder what I would look like at that weight and what weight it would take to fit into that pant size. I occasionally curse at them under my breath for appearing naturally skinny.
Lack of exercise opportunities? Nope! It doesn’t matter where you live, there are exercise opportunities. And here you get to see the height of my exercise intolerance- I live across the street from a gym. That I’ve been a member of for over 7 years. And have not darkened the door of since 2008. How many of us have three or five sets of exercise DVD’s? I think my sister Nelly Bean still has some Jane Fonda on VHS from the mid-80′s. I also have a HUGE collection of the Firm DVD’s, and Jillian’s 30 Day Shred hidden somewhere in my office. Why do we keep them when we don’t use them? Because we’re going to use them, someday.
Right.
Lack of time? Ah-HAH! I found one that I can claim. I work around 50 hours a week, and I go to school full-time. I blog daily. And I try to spend time with my husband. Many of you do all that, and have kids to take care of! But we all have the time-wasting things we could cut back on. I came across a Lifehacker article about a Google Chrome extension called RescueTime that is basically a productivity meter. How much time have you spent on Facebook or Twitter? This little baby will tell you. I have to admit, I haven’t installed it yet….because I’m not sure I want to know!! I hit the snooze on average six times in the morning, which is an hour of time wasted. And when I get done with school at night, do I rush into my office to find 30 Day Shred? He** no, I’m on the couch catching up on Ghost Whisperer.
Of the three things, the time issue is the one that is not the optimum level to encourage exercise, in my life anyway. I’m thinking about tracking my time for a day. I’m scared to, but I think the desire to look better in my clothes is overtaking my laziness busy-ness.
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For me sometimes it is sleep. I usually work out when I wake up in the am and if the bed is too comfy….
I exercise at any time, any place, I’m one of those gals who thrives on lactic acid pain !
BUT..hubby will not run outside if it’s cold AND he said when he runs outside his legs itch, but on the treadmill they don;t
Whatever!
I play “Just Dance” with my daughters — and you don’t have to have kids to do that! After being part of a Zumba class, I think that Just Dance is really close, so even if my girls aren’t interested I will still play for about 45 minutes!
I workout while the kids have quiet time. Now I just need to get the eating under control.
Time wasting: Internet, TV, cleaning (haha)
How do I fit in exercise? My gym has a Kids Zone where I can stick the Crazies for an hour or so…it’s so lovely. Without it, I don’t get my morning break. It’s the best thing to look for in a gym!
I used to be one of those “I don’t have time to exercise” people. But….after having 3 kids and putting on a lot of weight during my pregnancies, I knew something had to change. So, I get up at the crack of dawn and do my workout before anyone else is up. It’s the 1 hour a day I get to myself, where no one bothers me. I love it. Now, I even crave it! Plus, it helps having a workout routine that you LOVE to do. I use ChaLEAN Extreme from Beachbody and love it. I highly recommend it.
Good luck!
I am SO guilty of this, especially when it comes to not making time.
The only way I exercise is if I can make it something A and I can do together, although the hotter it gets the worse I am about even that.
I am fantastic, however, at finding things to do instead of exercise. Paint my toenails even though I got a pedicure the day before? Sure! Just not the gym!
I am right there with you, sister! I’ve made every excuse in the book and am only now beginning to crack the surface of why I make excuses. My 3 little girls are usually my first excuse. I’d rather play with them than exercise.