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Excuses, Rationalizations, Pre-conceived Thoughts & Justifications from people who don’t workout regularly
Excuses, Rationalizations, Pre-conceived Thoughts & Justifications from people who don’t workout regularly
Injury
Injury
“Be careful because I heard from a friend that this athlete hurt themselves from over training”
“That’s why I live a balanced lifestyle”
“and only exercise when I feel like it”
“which, if I tracked it, is once a week or less”
“also please don’t body shame me”
“and just like me for who I am”
“because nobody’s perfect”
“and I should be excused from your judgment”
“because it’s not my fault”
No time
No time
“My schedule makes it too hard”
“I have a shifting schedule and/or night shift”
“I have too many commitments to important things”
“Maybe in a few months when my work gets better”
Pejoratives
“I don’t want to look like a body builder”
“I saw memes that showed how gross their legs and neck look”
“Easy for you,
You’re Rich
A man
Young
Don’t have periods
You have good metabolism
Good genes
The right body type”
Sickness
Sickness
“I have X medical reason that prevents me from exercising”
“It’s my knee, so that’s why I can’t run or play basketball”
“and I don’t like to lift weights or try any other exercises that I haven’t tried before”
Youth
“When I was younger, I used to be great at this sport”
“but because of something that happened I’m not able to play anymore”
“But maybe I can, but it’s hard and I haven’t found a community to play with”
Balance
Balance
“Life is about balance”
“I don’t believe that you should do anything too much”
“you’ve got to make time to do other things”
“like being more mindful or hanging out with friends”
“if you’re always exercising when will you have time to do anything else?”
Eating
Eating
“You just have to eat right”
“as long as you don’t eat too much then you don’t need to work out”
“no, I don’t calorie count”
“I’m allowed to have a cheat day every once in a while”
“Fried chicken and rice isn’t that bad for you”
“it’s only a once off”
“I’m allowed to live my life and have fun sometimes”
“I can’t live without boba tea”
“I know beer has lots of calories, that’s why I don’t drink beer”
Sleep
Sleep
“I have bad sleep”
“I’m a light/heavy sleeper”
“I use the phone/computer before bed because it helps me feel tired”
“11 pm isn’t that late, I know people who stay up until 2-3 am every night”
“I don’t want to get addicted to melatonin”
“I tried melatonin and it made things worse”
“I’m a night owl”
“I work nights so I can’t get up earlier”
Gym
Gym
“The gym is to expensive and there are none nearby”
“I get nervous around all the people there”
“I don’t like it when people look at me”
“I don’t have the right clothes”
“I would need to buy the right shoes”
“I don’t want to get naked in front of people in the showers”
“I have to do too much laundry”
“I don’t like feeling sweaty”
“I wouldn’t go enough to make it worth it”
“they just try to lock you into contracts”
Perfection
Perfection
“I don’t have a tracking app or watch or technology”
“I don’t have the right environment”
“I don’t have the right equipment”
“I can’t afford the expensive exercise equipment”
“there’s no where to run”
“there’s no space for bodyweight exercises”
“If you’re not doing it right there’s actually no point”
“I can barely lift myself, how am I supposed to do 30 reps when I can barely even do one?”
“I didn’t have water, I couldn’t poop”
"I don't want to overwhelm myself"
Fear & Anxiety
Fear & Anxiety
“What if someone mugs me or I get hit by a car?”
“What if I lock myself out of the house and I can’t get back in?”
“What if I need to pee and there’s no where to go?”
“What if I run into someone I know and I don’t look good?”
Self-sacrifice
Self-sacrifice
“I need to look after my sibling, parent, relative”
“If they have a problem then it would be my fault”
“I have to cook/help other people first thing in the morning”
Your rationalizations are a worldview to justify why you don’t workout or put in the effort to achieve the difficult, long-term things you want from life.
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