Elaine’s Top Five Excuses Not to Exercise

I can't really blame working on not exercising but there are other things that take priority over exercise in my life. For example, I'd rather spend time playing with my children, or going to events like concerts, or my daughter's softball game. Or even watching television, or sleeping. Almost anything else is more attractive to me than exercising and I find time to do the other things. Then there's no time left to exercise.

I live in Carthage, and the gyms there mark up the prices because they know you're not going to drive to Shreveport or Longview just to exercise. And when I get off work the gym my co-workers belong to is miles out of the way. Why would I go out of my way to do something I don't want to do anyway? And, if I have to pay for it, forget it. I'm always broke.

I'm always too tired to exercise. After waking up early, coming home from working and dealing with children, I just want to rest and relax, not work up my heart rate and do sit ups. I want to lay on the couch and watch TV, or read a book. I don't find exercise relaxing.

When I go to the gym, there are so many different exercise machines, I have no clue which one to try. Then, when I find one, I have no idea how to work it. So, I usually just stand there watching everyone else exercise. The only machine I know how to work is the treadmill and I don't know how to stop it, so I won't get on it to begin with. Do those machines come with directions and where are they posted?

It would be nice to have some company, while working out - someone to keep you motivated - a partner of sorts. But, I have no one to work out with. My husband's always tired when he comes in from work and that's the last thing he wants to do. And, I get off work in the late afternoon when everyone else is still at work. I hate to do things alone, so I'm not likely to exercise without a partner, just like I wouldn't go to a movie or concert by myself.