Are you a douche if you work out on Thanksgiving?
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I get not supporting businesses that make people work on Thanksgiving. Of course there will be plenty of people who are happy to work the day, but, yeah, I get it.
But....
"Grandma! Don't take that turkey out of the oven 'til I get there! I gotta work out first!!" <
douche baggery.
I guess working out doesn't make you a douche. Being a douche about it does.0 -
I'm working out Thanksgiving morning. Fortunately, my apartment gym is supervised only by camera, so the office employees won't have to be in for the gym to be open (it's 24/7 anyway). I think, might as well because I don't have to work!0
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We don't celebrate Thanksgiving in Australia unfortunately, but I always run on Christmas morning - does that make me a douche?0
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I have a couple times worked out on a major holiday but as I got older I have realized just to relax and enjoy yourself. Watch football and eat like Artie Lang at an all you can eat buffet. And the next day double up on your workout.
I will not eat like Artie Lang. I dont have enough heroin.0 -
Um... I work out 6 days a week and I'm already a day behind so yeah. I'll be working out. I'm just going to get it done before everyone else wakes up.
ETA: I work out at home, not at a gym so it's easy for me to schedule. If you're cutting out of family time for a work out that's douchy, but getting it in beforehand not at all.0 -
My gym is closed for the holiday and I'm totally bummed. If the weather holds up and it's not freezing (live in northern PA) then I'm hoping to get in a run outside with my dog.0
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Planning at least a mile slow run (ankle rehab) or maybe more once I get started. Probably do that in the AM before cooking dinner for everyone while wife and son pick up her mom 50 miles away. (That will make it a peaceful run knowing they are not sitting home whining about me being out running!)0
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I've got a run with my half marathon training group. I don't really want to run, but I'll feel good afterward and I can eat some more.0
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Gonna work out thanksgiving morning before driving 5 hours, it'll keep me sane.0
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I do what I want.0
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I'll sure as hell be hitting it.0
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If you're cutting out of family time for a work out that's douchy, but getting it in beforehand not at all.
That's pretty much my opinion on the matter. If the way your family celebrates the holiday eats up your whole day, and you're taking time away from that to get a workout in, then that is not only douchey but a sign that you may be taking it to a level of obsession that is mentally/emotionally unhealthy.
However, if you're like me and your Thanksgiving plans with your family only occupy the afternoon/evening, leaving your mornings free, then by all means!
The most important thing to understand, in my opinion, is that anything--even health and fitness--can be taken to an obsessive level that is self destructive. And in my personal opinion anyone who is not comfortable with the idea of skipping a day for the sake of spending a holiday with the family, and things like that, is severely in danger of falling into that self destructive level of obsession.0 -
I don't think so --- although if you get to Thanksgiving dinner and proceed to tell everyone about your morning workout, they may think you are a douche0
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Not at all. I am going tomorrow as soon as they open. I guess I am a douche, then!0
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I'm running an informal "Turkey Trot" with a bunch of douchey friends I guess.
Why not workout if you have the time and you're not ditching family or holding up dinner to do so? Thursday is my run day, and since my parents aren't coming over until later, heck yeah, I'm runnin' tomorrow morning. Bonus that I get to do it with friends - festive way to start the day for me. :drinker:0 -
Nah. I plan on jumping on the treadmill for half an hour before my family arrive. Might as well earn myself a few extra calories - I know I'll be needing them!0
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I was wondering this myself.. lol... if my gym is open, I'm going.0
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I'm not the right person to ask. I workout on Christmas.0
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what's a turkey trot? a normal run or are actual turkeys involved lol0
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My Gym closes at Noon. I am more than happy that I have a race at 9:00am and I'm taking advantage of the day off to run outside, in the daylight, something I won't get the opportunity to do outside of weekends until about April. Stoopid long commute...0
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