What's your excuse for not exercising? The usual "too busy to breathe...
" or are you more candid in admitting you hate exercise, like I do? Do you find exercising a bore? Would you rather go down to the nearest pub for a pint with your friends? Well, whatever your excuse, you are not alone - a staggering 60 plus percent of Americans get very little or no exercise at all and a further 25 percent get no exercise at all.
Have you started and stopped exercising far too many times to count? Welcome to the club! There are many reasons why you keep quitting that may include: - You have unrealistic expectations and so you start out doing too much; you cannot go from a sedentary lifestyle to vigorous exercise all of a sudden.
You will crash and burn and of course you will feel exhausted and hate the site of the equipment in your gym.
- Lack of knowledge can also be a cause for stopping your exercise program.
If you are a beginner and not sure where to start and which equipment to begin with it can lead to confusion.
- Are you bored with the exercises you are doing? Do you feel that the treadmill or stepper is old hat and you simply cannot do it day in and day out? Again as a beginner you have to expect a certain amount of soreness and tiredness when you first start out.
The reason being your muscles and limbs are so used to doing nothing that even the slightest activity tends to tax them.
Great! We have now identified some of the reasons why people quit their exercise program after a few sessions.
Let us move on to the next step, which is to see what you can do to stick with the program.
You can try working with a trainer.
Professional trainers have a way of getting even the most uninterested person geared up to face the challenge.
Further, when you have someone cracking the whip over you, you tend to stick to the program.
Don't go on repeating the same exercises; try to mix up your routine a bit and vary the exercises to make it interesting.
Alternatively, there may be certain exercises that you enjoy doing; you can stick to those exercises.
The important thing is not to quit; quitting is never really the best solution in any situation.
Find out what steps you need to take to stay motivated to exercise and go for it.