Personal Trainer NYC | Free Fitness Blogs

Tomorrow you are going to start working out. Yet, tomorrow is now today, and then poof: has come and gone, and you still haven’t started exercising. So, what’s holding you back? Why the excuses one after another after another?

It’s time to face your excuses for not getting in shape so that you can live a healthier lifestyle. Here are some of the most common excuses for not working out and skipping the exercise… along with ways to get a hold of them.

I Don’t Have Enough Time: The most common excuse EVER. But, it still doesn’t hold water. People that use this excuse are actually saying that staying healthy is not a priority! If this is you, then it’s time to take a look at your priorities. Exercise is one of the most important things you can do for yourself and your family to ensure that you live a long, full, disease-free life.

Exercise Doesn’t Work For Me: It can be difficult to do something after you’ve failed before. Did you do too much, too fast? It’s very common for fitness newbies to be overzealous when starting a fitness program and end up either burning out or getting injured. Did you set unrealistic goals? Stick with goals that are truly achievable. For example, that you will workout three times per week for the next week. Take it one week at a time.

I Don’t Have Any Fitness Equipment: It doesn’t require specialized equipment to get your body moving and get your heart rate up. If you have a flight of stairs in your house then you’ve got an awesome way to get your heart rate up - Try walking or running the stairs. Doing push-ups and dips and will make you realize how hard your body has to work when just using it’s own weight.

I Don’t Know How To Put A Plan Together: There are literally dozens of ways to learn what exercises will help you. A great way to ensure your workouts are most effective is to hire a personal trainer or an online personal trainer, a professional can guide you every step of the way. You can even try ExerciseRadio Online Fitness Training which has an automatic workout generator, and it’s only $20 per MONTH, and has video demonstrations and all kinds of resources for you to learn how to put a program together for yourself.

I Can’t Get Motivated: This one makes me crazy. No one can motivate you BUT YOU. If you’re not motivated to take care of YOURSELF, what makes you think you can find motivation elsewhere? You have to WANT to be healthy, and you have to care enough about yourself to do it anyway. Even if it sucks. Remarkably, most people enjoy something more as they get better at it, so before you sentence yourself to a life-time of hating exercise just remember that anything worth having, is worth learning and practicing.

I’m Too Tired: The first thing to do here is look at your diet. A diet high in processed sugars can slow you down and make you feel sluggish. Remove all packaged and processed foods from your diet, and replace them with fresh vegetables and fruit and see if that doesn’t help your energy level. The more tired you are then the less appealing exercise sounds. Exercise can actually make you feel more energetic, but you do have to eat the right fuel for the engine to run correctly. Getting enough rest is obvious, but at least 6-8 hours a night can be a luxury for some. Did you know that sleep deprivation can cause you to conserve bodyfat? It’s true. Make sure you get enough rest.

Reminding yourself of all the many benefits of working out: increased energy and vitality, lower body fat, decreased risk of disease, reduced instances of depression, improved bone density, reduced risk of injuries and many more will make the time period between ‘excuses’ and ‘in-shape’ easier to navigate. Sore is always better than EXCUSES, so stop making them and get on with it!