Reason or Excuse for Not Working Out

So one of my clients and I had a great conversation the other day about the difference between Excuses and Reasons. No one has a special circumstance, EVERYONE has Reasons (Roadblocks) why working out is hard to do consistently.

REASONS: Work, Time, Family, Social Obligations, Bored, Money, Don't Know What to Do, Motivation, etc.

REASON: With my work schedule it's hard to workout.

I completely agree that all these reasons make it hard to workout, and are definitely roadblocks. The problem is when people use these REASONS as EXCUSES to not workout. A person who wants to workout and be fit will find a way to work around or through their reasons/roadblocks to get to their goal. On the other hand you can be a person who just keeps running into the same roadblocks/reasons and using them as Excuses.

EXCUSE: If I wasn't so busy with work I would workout. Once my schedule slows down then I'll workout. (When work slows down then it's ......on to the next Excuse.)

By definition working it out means a plan intended to resolve a problem. So, here is a solution.

Solution:
1. Write down your Reasons, and own up to which Reasons you use as your Excuses.
2. Take Action! Don't let your Reasons be Excuses, be creative and find a way to work through or around your Reasons/Roadblocks to start working out.