Number 1
“I don’t have time to exercise”
—- Translation —
“It’s not a priority for me. I’d rather watch Netflix or scroll through Instagram mindlessly.”
Number 2
“Eating healthy is so expensive.”
— Translation —
“I can’t be bothered chopping vegetables myself or switching on a slow cooker because I’m too busy scrolling Facebook and laughing at Betsy’s latest rant on Insta stories.”
Number 3
“I’ve no time to prepare food.”
— Translation —
“Again, I’m too busy seeing what others are doing on Facebook to spend 30 seconds considering what I’m going to eat tomorrow. Also, Netflix”
Number 4
“I’ve got kids so it’s very difficult to get to the gym so I can’t exercise.”
— Translation —
“I live in a house and I know I can exercise there but I just can’t be bothered so my kids are useful to blame.”
Number 5
“I’m just not very motivated at the moment.”
— Translation —
“I’m still watching Netflix and snapchatting myself with the doggy filter on. I’m hilarious.”
Number 6
“I’m too old to work out.”
— Translation —
“I know I’m not THAT old and I feel fine but this is an excuse no-one seems to question much so I’m going for it. Oh look, Coronation Street’s on. Tea and buns it is.”
Number 7
“Exercise is just so boring.”
— Translation —
“I’m well aware that there are lots of other exercises I haven’t tried but this is another excuse very few seem to argue with.”
Number 8
“I had a bad experience at a bootcamp once.”
— Translation —
“I’m well aware that there are more exercise options than boot camps, but maybe everyone will feel sorry for me and then will stop asking me to exercise with them if I stick with this reason.”
Number 9
“I tried loads of ab exercises to burn my tummy fat but nothing worked so I sort of gave up.”
— Translation —
“I know there is not such thing as “fat burning ab exercises” because in order to burn fat I must be in a calorie deficit, but this seems like a legit reason to stop exercising altogether.
Number 10
“I’m too tired to work out.”
— Translation —
“I’m well aware that exercise will actually give me more energy and help me sleep better. Also I’m not sleeping as well as I should be because I scroll through Instagram until 1am every night, but this seems like a pretty safe excuse.”