The Time Excuse!
Are you using this excuse?
Your team here at C2K is always talking to people who want a ‘better’ body. And we are regularly perplexed by how many reasons people have as to why they are out shape and why they probably won’t start exercising any time soon!
Usually this inactivity has little to do with them personally – it’s all about time, or rather the lack of it! The reason they are out of shape has nothing to do with their eating habits, procrastination or mere laziness.
When we wheel out crazy notions like time-management and forward planning, many people ‘just wish there were more hours in the day’. If there were, they would certainly be exercising more and be in great shape!
The reality is that those people who are already in shape do not have 25 hours a day; do have jobs, many have kids and they certainly have other responsibilities and commitments!
We all have busy lives but the truth is, if we really want to get in shape we will make time no matter how busy we are. When we get to the point where we can’t find the time to prioritise our health and fitness, then we probably need to re-assess our attitude, our priorities and our timetable.
Can’t find an hour a day? What about the time you spend collapsed in front of the television? Hate running? Ride a bike, swim, or join a class. Next excuse?
As little as 90 minutes of structured exercise a week is enough to create significant change. Put into perspective, 90 minutes of exercise per week equates to less than one per cent of our time. Then consider that the average person watches around 20 hours of television per week and we start to realise time is NOT the culprit! We are.
In 2010 let’s all stop procrastinating, justifying and rationalising. Let’s just get it done!
Marie Donald C2K Member Retention Co-ordinator
