“I Don’t Feel Like It”

How many times have we said this when it comes to our workouts? Come on, don’t lie we all have and unfortunately for me more than I would like to admit. It happens and sometimes it is justifiable but I would venture to say that 95% of the time it is nothing more than a lame excuse.

Let’s take a look at the list of lame excuses:
-Busy
-Tired
-I have too much work
-I have to pick up the kids
-I will do it later (yeah right)
-I don’t have time (what a joke)


I almost did this the other day. I said “I don’t feel like it” but fortunately my competitive side stepped in and said stop being a #$%&*. I am in the middle of the team challenge and I am going to skip a 45 minute workout? You have got to be kidding me. I went out and had a great workout and felt great for the rest of the weekend.

Think about that for a minute. It was 45 minutes from start to finish. The reality is you can get a great workout in 20-30 minutes. How much TV do you watch? The national average is four hours per day. How much time do you waste surfing the Internet? When is the last time you went for a walk?

Think about our soldiers in Iraq. What would they rather do, workout or look for suicide bombers? What about the people in Darfur? Feed me and I will gladly workout. There are people in this world that have it 10 times worse than you do and yet you get bigger, have less energy, get heart disease, or diabetes.

The next time you “don’t feel like it” think twice! Visualize the positive things you will get from working out. Focus on that new outfit you will look great in. See yourself finishing that competition. And stop the excuses!!