Why do you miss workouts?

I wanted to talk in today's Lean-Body Secrets Ezine about excuses for
why many people don't workout or miss workouts.

Here's a common theme I see all the time at the gym...

Somebody that was doing well working out and finally starting to get
results at the gym all of the sudden stops coming in for several months.

When they eventually come back and start working out again a couple
months later, they're usually back in horrible shape, have gained back all
the weight or more, and lost most of their strength gains that they
worked so hard for.

So while talking to them, I'll ask where they have been the last couple
months, and that's when the excuses start...

--Perhaps it was that they had a special assignment at work and have
been "too busy" to work out lately

--Or perhaps it was that they had a shoulder or arm injury so they
thought that they couldn't work out during this time

--Or perhaps they had a knee, ankle, or leg injury so they thought they
couldn't work out.

--Or perhaps they were busy with house renovations, or family issues,
or too busy with the kids, etc, etc, etc... excuse, excuse, excuse

You can see where I'm going with this... if your health & fitness and
how you look and feel is important to you, then there is no such thing
as an excuse. Either you want it, or you don't, and it's either going to
be a priority in your life, or it's not!

After all, your health and fitness determines not only how good you're
going look and feel every day that you're on this planet, but also how
long you'll exist on this earth to enjoy the time you have with your
friends and family... So with all of that said, why wouldn't you make
your fitness a priority in your life!

Here's my opinion on the example excuses above...

*Excuse #1 - Too busy at work:

Ok, so why don't you squeeze in really brief but really intense 5
minute workouts before and after work each day... after all, that's only 10
minutes of your time, and despite popular belief you CAN stay in
excellent shape working out as little as 5 or 10 minutes a day (as long as
your time is well spent with the right exercises and right intensity).

Actually, our DVDs at http://BusyManFitness.com detail high intensity
short duration workout plans that you can do in as little as 4 minutes a
day and still stay in great shape despite your busy schedule and
perceived lack of time.

"Too busy at work" excuse busted!

*Excuse #2 - Shoulder or arm injury so haven't worked out:

Bum shoulder... so what... are you saying your legs and abs don't work
all of the sudden just because your arm or shoulder is hurt? After all,
most of your fat loss and metabolism-boosting results come from lower
body based exercises anyway, as they burn more calories due to the
larger muscle groups involved.

Your upper body injury just gives you a good reason to focus even more
intensely on your lower body, abs, and interval training during this
period when you won't be able to do upper body exercises.

Shoulder injury excuse busted!

*Excuse #3 - Knee, ankle, or leg injury so haven't worked out:

Ok, so now you're saying that just because you have a leg injury, that
somehow your upper body no longer works? Even if you need to walk in
there on crutches, and then do nothing but seated upper body exercises,
that's a lot better than doing nothing and letting your entire body get
weak and soft during while your leg heals.

Knee or leg injury excuse busted!

Now don't get mad at me about these injury excuses... Believe me, I DO
understand that there are some serious injuries and disorders that do
prevent some people from doing any exercise at all. However, for most
minor injuries, there's no excuse not to at least continue doing some
form of exercise.

*Excuse #4 - Too busy with the house, family, kids, etc:

Once again we need to get back to priorities. If your house and kids
are priorities, why wouldn't your health and fitness be top priorities
also, so that you can enjoy your life and everything and everyone in it!

Remember, you don't need to work out for hours every day to be in great
shape. It's all about maximizing the intensity and amount of full body
musculature you work in a given time period, even if that time period
is just a brief 4 minute daily workout.

Again, the high intensity 4-minute full-body workouts in our
BusyManFitness DVDs are a perfect example of how to do this while maximizing your
brief workout times, saving you more of your precious time for
everything else in your life - http://busymanfitness.com

Excuse #4 busted!

On this topic of excuses and procrastination, here's another article I
did previously that might help you get and stay motivated...

http://www.truthaboutabs.com/get-in-shape-procrastination-excuses.html

I know I take a hard-nosed approach with this stuff, but if finally
getting into shape is important to you, nothing less will do, than to
adopt a true fitness lifestyle and mindset.

I hope today's article helps trigger some new motivation if you've
struggled in the past with excuses or procrastination to getting in shape.

If you liked todays article, feel free to fwd this email on to any of
your friends, family, or co-workers that would enjoy it.

Til next time, don't be lazy... be lean.

Mike Geary
Certified Nutrition Specialist
Certified Personal Trainer
Founder - http://TruthAboutAbs.com & http://BusyManFitness.com



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