{"id":3844,"date":"2020-12-15T22:09:21","date_gmt":"2020-12-15T22:09:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/noellewatsonfitness.co.uk\/staging\/6578\/?p=3844"},"modified":"2020-12-15T22:09:21","modified_gmt":"2020-12-15T22:09:21","slug":"3-top-excuses-for-not-exercising","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/noellewatsonfitness.co.uk\/staging\/6578\/3-top-excuses-for-not-exercising\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Top Excuses for Not Exercising"},"content":{"rendered":"

The commonest reasons which stop people from exercising or making positive healthy lifestyle changes are these.<\/p>\n

Money.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Time<\/strong><\/p>\n

Effort.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Many believe that being or\u00a0getting healthy involves too much of most of them.\u00a0 That indeed is true in some cases \u2013 joining a gym being a good example.<\/p>\n

But not all exercise formats are guilty of using your money, your hours, or your sweat.\u00a0\u00a0 Let me put the case for walking.<\/p>\n

It’s one of my fave things in my life. This is me above the clouds at the top of Madeira last year after an extremely sweaty and trek. What a feeling!
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\nWalking is something many of us take for granted. We do it every day, in some form or another.\u00a0 But if you are lucky enough to be able to walk \u2013\u00a0and please think about that one<\/i>\u00a0\u2013 then these are the positives that walking regularly can bring you.<\/p>\n

It’s\u00a0FREE<\/b> \u2013 saves you petrol money, gym membership, etc. Instead of driving to the shop to buy your lunch at work, why not use your feet.\u00a0 If it’s only a 10-minute walk away, that\u2019s a 20-minute walk every day.\u00a0 Which is about\u00a0 1 mile.\u00a0\u00a0 And walking 1 mile a day cuts your chance of dying of cancer by 40%.<\/a><\/p>\n

It saves you\u00a0TIME<\/b>. Unlike a gym or a class, you can do this straight out of the door. There\u2019s no travel time. Ok, you may not be lucky enough to have beautiful Snowdonia at the bottom of your garden, but there will be a road leading somewhere.<\/p>\n

And if it gets your energy back and your waistline down does that really matter?<\/p>\n

You can fit it into your daily life pretty easily.\u00a0 Just a quick pop out around the block for 30 minutes whilst your least-liked program is on telly will burn you around 150 calories if it\u2019s on the flat. Do the maths and it’s nearly half a stone in 6 months. Slow and steady weight loss is the way to go remember?<\/p>\n

It doesn\u2019t have to involve\u00a0EFFORT<\/b>. Most of us use our feet every day. Our leg muscles are actually pretty strong and used to it. So a stroll isn\u2019t too hard. \u00a0Get yourself used to doing that every day, then gradually increase either walking faster or using hills \/steps.\u00a0 You’ll come back with cheeks glowing, feeling invigorated, and in control.
\nIt suppresses cravings and the activity will start to correct hormone imbalances.
\nYour BP will drop.
\nYour mood will lift.
\nYou will start to feel loads healthier.
\nAches and pains will lessen.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s how to get going if you are brand new to walking for fitness<\/p>\n