Excuses not to Exercise

We all have them, don't we? Excuses not to get on the treadmill or go for a bike ride or to lay down and do some crunches or stretch. I know I do. Last night I did several things before I got around to getting on the treadmill for my 30 minute run. All of them were things that "had to be done" before I could get my workout in. Ha! If you know me, I don't have things that "have to be done". In fact, most of the things I "have to do" I do as a very last resort to put of doing something else I don't want to do.



1. Clean the bathroom

2. Empty the dishwasher

3. Vaccuum

4. Take off my nail polish

5. Organize my closet

6. Clean the litter box

7. Review and delete unwanted shows on my DVR

8. Water my plants

9. Update itunes on my computer

10. Call mom to tell her I loved her veggies on Sunday :)



So now that all of the above items are done, I shouldn't have any more excuses right? HA! HA! Next to the above items that I really don't like doing I should add that I hate changing in to workout clothes. It is at the top of my list of excuses for not working out. Why, you ask? I have no idea actually. It's not like I am trying to get scuba gear on. It's shorts and a tank top! How hard can that be? Well, believe me, I have made it a real effort to get changed. I will get all of the items listed above done before I will change my clothes to workout. I just hate doing it. I would rather exercise in my clothes from work...it's not very comfortable though. :)



Maybe if I had cute workout clothes... no, still probably wouldn't want to change to workout. :) Scratch that.



The weirdest thing is that I do like to exercise. I am not quite sure what causes the anxiety in me that prevents me from doing it before I do anything else...especially cleaning the bathroom. I mean, who likes to clean the bathroom?

I love how I feel as I get warmed up and my muscles start to work. The best is once I have been running for about 15-20 minutes and the endorphins kick in (yes, exercise really does release endorphins) and I get into a steady rhythm and nothing else seems to matter.



I feel sad sometimes that the workout is over and wish that I could do it over again. I feel excited knowing that tomorrow is another day to work out and I can't wait for tomorrow to come so that I can. But, knowing me the way that I do, I will start the process all over again when it comes time for the workout to begin. I will find other things to do. I will create excuses to put it off and avoid changing into my workout clothes. Finally, when the clock shows how late it is getting and I know that I could technically just go to bed early and put it off until tomorrow, I will force myself to change clothes, lace up my shoes and push start on the treadmill.



I fight the excuses just like everyone else. I think the key is to not beat myself up over having them. As long as I eventually override the excuses and get the workout done everything will workout just fine and my bathroom will stay very clean. :)



CuteRunnerGirl

Stephanie Miller