Who the hell is really so busy?
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Do you have kids? A house and yard to maintain? Aging parents who need assistance? Do you take night school courses to keep technically current for your job (or to get a better one)? Do you have any health issues that need monitoring or treatment? Extended family you keep social contact with? Do you do any volunteer work? Have any hobbies or outside interests not related to fitness? Just wondering.
Yes to all of those but the parents who need constant assistance. Plus on top of my full time job and schooling, I have a part time job that I wake up for at 3 am. And I still workout 5-6 days a week.0 -
people say they are too busy because it's not their priorities... i know this wonderful lady who has a family with 4 kids, a full time teacher, and i see her every single day in yoga.. she does at least 2 classes in a row and now that is spring break, she would do 3 or 4! crazy i know. she's just really dedicated to her practise and make time for things she likes! no one is busy for anything! just change your priorities!
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I have to agree with you. I get aggravated when people use "I'm too busy" as an excuse. I usually want to look at them and say this - I have 2 children, a full-time job, a husband, I go to school full time, I do volunteer work for 2 different organizations, my Dad is disabled and I help care for him, and I take care of all of my kid's activities too. So, tell me again how you don't have time!0
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Yes, I have kids, a (spotless) house and yard, I work full time, I have two part time jobs, I work out (nearly) every day, parents, continuing education, friends, a volunteering gig, a (very satisfied) husband, and parents (his and mine), I am on two boards for my church AND I still have plently of time to stalk people on MFP.0
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I agree. I dont understand why cant someone find the time in their day to exercise, even if its half an hour every day. I am constantly busy but I am still in the gym 3/4 times a week.
And I have been under major stress at times in the past couple of years and I know its hard to get yourself up and out but once you have done it, you are glad for it - exercise relieves stress, some people dont understand this!0 -
5X8 hrs a day of dealing with teenagers(which is exercise in it's self some days)
Class on Tues/Thurs for 2 hrs and 40 minutes
Homework which takes up approximately 2-3 hours depending on what I need to do
Social time/errands
Plus there is a little thing called sleep
I still get a good 3-4 days in of working out... it's not always the most balanced routine, but it gets accomplished what I need to get done.0 -
I have a son in hockey atleast 5 nights a week a daughter in Basketball 4-5 days a week. Let's not forget they both have tournaments almost every weekend. Plus they have religion 1 night a week. I work full-time plus hours plus I am a single mom. I also take care of my elderly dad. I get to the gym no later then 5am to workout 6-7 days a week.
Blah blah blah is what I say.....when people say there to busy or stressed out to workout. I have nothing against someone who doesn't workout, as long as they are not constantly complaining about how out of shape they are.0 -
Do a search on YouTube for "23.5 hours" -- it's a great little short from a doctor who's leading an initiative to get people up and moving. He takes the usual phrase "can you dedicate 30 minutes a day to being active" and spins it on its head, so instead, try asking yourself, or others: "Can you limit your sleeping, sitting on the couch, and sitting at a desk to just 23.5 hours a day?"
Really gives some perspective of what you're giving up vs. what you're gaining.0 -
Maybe they just don't think it's as important as you do? Maybe their goals and lifestyle are different than yours? Maybe they've prioritized what they want out of life and have decided that exercise is lower on the list and thus they are too busy with higher priority items to get it in all the time? On a fitness site sure you'll find that most people get it in, it's obviously important to them (myself included) but what works for those here is not true for everyone. Live and let live, if they feel they're too busy then so be it, doesn't affect you or me.
Now if they're constantly complaining about it that's a whole nutha ball o' wax right there ....0 -
I worked two jobs a total of 60 hours a week and found time to workout. Sleep on the other hand... lol0
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There's circumstances and excuses. Circumstances can make things hard but that's probably only 25% of the people, the rest just like that to be an excuse (I'm guilty of it myself over the years) but I'm currently a full time student and working 40 hours a week and I do an hour to an hour and a half of exercise every day. It's about what you want and prioritize those things.
^^ Yep. Full time student here, too. And two aging parents who increasingly need more care. There are days I just run out of hours, but that's circumstantial. There are just as many days when it's 9:00 at night and I still make the decision to get on my treadmill or pull out my bike from the garage because I know I need to.
Definitely about making the best choices you can in the life you've got!0 -
Its really just an excuse.0
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Do you have kids? A house and yard to maintain? Aging parents who need assistance? Do you take night school courses to keep technically current for your job (or to get a better one)? Do you have any health issues that need monitoring or treatment? Extended family you keep social contact with? Do you do any volunteer work? Have any hobbies or outside interests not related to fitness? Just wondering.
Yes. Yes. No. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes.Yes. I also work full-time and that night school is a FT course in nursing as well which means weekends at the hospital.
I still workout 6 days a week, those are all just excuses. but thanks for playing.0 -
QFTIt's not about time it's about priorities. Saying I don't have enough time sounds better than saying I don't want to make it a priority.0 -
I don't have any myself, but factor in kids and it makes a LOT of sense when people say they are busy.0
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94# THAT IS GREAT. Good job0
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Do you have kids? A house and yard to maintain? Aging parents who need assistance? Do you take night school courses to keep technically current for your job (or to get a better one)? Do you have any health issues that need monitoring or treatment? Extended family you keep social contact with? Do you do any volunteer work? Have any hobbies or outside interests not related to fitness? Just wondering.
Yes. Yes. Yes. Did, finally done. No. Yes. Yes. Yes. And I still get about 1.5 hours or more of some sort of exercise in most days.0 -
You obviously do not have kids.
Working full time 8 hours a day... pick up kids, do homework, go to their sporting/brownies/scouts/dance w/e it is they do make dinner, spend sometime together before they go to bed... make lunchs so you dont have to do it in the morning and then go to bed yourself and repeat. Sure there may be 2 parents but at one point those 2 individuals are going to want to spend time with each other too.
One child is time consuming, more than one child and you are running all over the place in several different directions, sure you could always wake up one extra hour earlier in the day but some days thats not even possible depending on what time you go to bed and when you have to be up for work.
So its not just work that consumes peoples lives its their life after work that also does.
I personally do not have children or a SO, for me it isn't an issue of no time but I was a live in nanny for 6 years (not the same as a parent I know but still very involved with the child) it is not easy and you have to rely on a schedule for "me time".0 -
show me your check book and your calendar and I can tell you what you TRULY care about.
would write more, but i don't have time.... heading to the gym!
peace to all.0 -
Even with everything going on, I have to make me a priority and so I learned that I had to manage my time better. I understand circumstances that wouldn't allow (I took care of my mom right up to when she died in 2009 on top of college, working, home, finances etc) but sometimes you to have make you a priority (for me its I know my son doesn't want mommy to be depressed and unhealthy).0
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All a matter of choice.... Let's see... it's winter time, nothing to do outside, so lets sit at the 'puter and check out MFP, or whatever else you're in to, then jump into the recliner and watch the news etc.... Oh wait...I have some really nice expensive clothes hangers in the workout room... So instead I flip on the stereo, the TV and grab my 'smarter than me' phone and jump on the treadmill, or elliptical, or stationary bike and do it all....
Now when spring comes 'for real' and it's time to spruce up the yard and do the gardening... well welcome back expensive clothes hangers, see you next winter....0 -
I leave my house at 6AM to go to work and I get home at 6:30PM after picking up my son. I then need to prepare dinner, eat, clean up, give a bath, read books and get him to sleep at a reasonable hour. Then I go to sleep too because I need to be up at 4:30 to start getting ready for the next day. My husband works nights so I don't have any help in the evenings. However I will admit 100% that I could use my time in the morning more wisely and work out!! And I find time to squeeze in a walk with the kiddo after dinner. It's all about priorities.0
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I HEAR YA!
i call them LAZY,,, plain and simple!
LAZY *kitten*!~0 -
I can understand how some peopel are too busy. Its a choice, for a time I wokred 6 days a week, 10 to 12 hour days. I have 4 kids, oldest was in basket ball and played soft ball, next was in cheer--year round competion, next was in cheer, soccer, and boxing, next did footbal, soccer, base ball, flag football and boxing. So whe nI wasn't working I could either workout or support my kids in their sports and go over home work and just hope to spend a couple minutes enjoying hearing about what else was going on.
Now I wok some where else, shorter days only 5 days but I commute so that takes away time. My oldest is now in college and works, the next work, and my 3rd daughter had surgry in December for scholiosis so she can do sports right now. my son pulled back to only doing football, baseball and wrestling. So I do have more time, plus them being older they spend more time with friends, although we do make it a point for us all to get together and spend time no phones, or computers allowed.
So now i take the opportunity to spend on myself. Maybe I could have worked out and not enjoyed my kids or worked and other job that wasn't so time consuming but all those sports take alot of money. So I would never judge someone who says they don't have time, I dont know their life and maybe they don't.
So I just do what right for me and only worry about myself, to each his own. I never really understood why it bothers other people, what other people do0 -
I think there are people out there who really are too busy, and people out there that just have different priorities.
For me - I work full time 8-5:30. Then I come home, make dinner, hang with my son, and pick up until he goes to bed. Then I study for my CFA until 11:00, and then I get ready for bed/go to bed at 11:30. Then up at 5:00 to do it again. I do try to make time for workouts though, but I certainly don't always get what I should. I try to get in 10 minutes in the morning with a pilates video and pushups. Three days a week at lunch I go to the gym to do weight training. That way I don't have to get super sweaty and have to get all showered, make up done, hair done, back in my suit - quick hose down and I'm ready to go. Then most nights I do physical therapy excercises usually right after Owen goes to bed, or some of them while I'm getting dinner ready/etc. Weekends I do have more time during my sons nap and from 5:00 - 6:30 when he wakes up.
You definitely need to find the time to get stuff in, but I do know that for some - it's a really tough day to try to fit it in. I would consider myself fairly in shape - I'm 5'3", 104 lbs, and am a distance runner. But I will nearly always choose spending time with my toddler son over going to the gym or going out for a long run without him. I think it's just that some people value a balance in life.0 -
I can kind of understand the stress. I'm dealing with a terminally ill family member and sometimes it's nearly impossible to get yourself out of bed in the morning to work out... but I haven't missed a workout yet! Sometimes life throws you challenges, you just have to man-up and do it. There is no other way.
Sorry about your family member. And greAt words.
Except replace "man up" with "put on your super woman panties". Then I can support this.
Aha! I don't have super woman panties. THAT'S why I can't work out. I wonder if the make super hero underwear for women... I would get ninja turtles or spidey. Or Shera! Or maybe xena, warrior princess. Does she count as a super hero?0 -
I can kind of understand the stress. I'm dealing with a terminally ill family member and sometimes it's nearly impossible to get yourself out of bed in the morning to work out... but I haven't missed a workout yet! Sometimes life throws you challenges, you just have to man-up and do it. There is no other way.
Sorry about your family member. And greAt words.
Likewise I'm actually going through the exact same thing. I just make the time for both, and with a cell phone and a pad of paper I can get work done anywhere.0 -
I hear this all the time "I'm so busy..." "No time these days" "Can't do it too stressed/busy" WTF is going on with people these days really? Nevermind just exercise, what is everyone else up to that is keeping them so horribly occupied? We can't all have 18 hr work days... I think it's mostly BS.
No BS. Some of us really do work 12-14 hour days six or seven days a week. Maybe not all the time, but I know I do a LOT of the time. I still make it to the gym 90-120 minutes four times a week. I don't eat nearly as well, because all I have time to do is work, workout, and sleep during those weeks.
And sleep is negotiable, I was up for 4 hours on calls last night, and will be the next two nights as well. I average 58 hours a week before commute time. Granted, some of that time is at home, but still, I'm either on calls or MOC all of that time. I have to force myself to keep my laptop and cell phones out of the kitchen and bedroom. *sigh*
I don't have a family, partner, or anyone to help, so I have to make everything work on my own, with work, fitness and diet. It's all me, and I still get it done. Not as well as I'd like sometimes, but it works for me.0 -
there is always time..if you watch tv, you can workout while watching it...I don't bother worried about people who don't care about themselves...you can only control what you can control...they have to be ready for their own reasons0
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Why are some so prickish here? Some people have things going that may make it harder to workout for some. It's no need to be snide or ugly. At times things called life weigh one down to the point of no return or where it's just like omg hard. I know it first hand. But then some have a bit more drive to push on when others just can't. But a support or of good cheer rather than being a pompus behind. I see that alot on this site it's sad. Your fit or got skinny quick or great will not everyone is as blessed or has it that easy. Some people weight is just another symptom of something much bigger.0
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