The weather. In the past when it’s been cold or just rainy I’ve quit my habit of going to the gym because it was too cold to ride my bike there. I now have a running habit going which I have started in warmer weather. I think it’s good to start your habit in slightly warmer weather so you are less concerned with habit formation when you get to winter, and can focus on steps to keep going. I think doing research before also helps you be prepared and keep your motivation. Now it’s rainy season where I live and having looked online, it seems many people do in fact run in the rain, so that makes me want to keep going too.
Time. I tend to stay in bed for as long as possible and then things happen and so time gets crunched. I have been working a lot of overtime and I have an hour commute to and from work. I’m tired.
Not booking in my exercise classes on the weekend and putting them in my diary. Not having all my exercise clothes clean and organised and easy to add to my work bag.
Lack of motivation to do them, laziness and procrastination. These are my three excuses. But I am trying to end these excuses and turn them around to my success story.
If I’m tired/exhausted; if I’m not ready or it seems too much of an effort compared to where I am at; if something unexpected comes up, it’s hard to get back to it/make up what you missed. Those types of things.
Work can be a factor. I work on call so I never know when I may get called out. Also the farm. Sometimes things come up that need to be dealt with right away.
When I don’t have enough sleep sometimes I skip exercising, because I feel tired and I don’t have the power to exercise.
It’s hard to get started. If I can’t do something fully, I won’t do it at all. Even just a quick workout would be better than nothing though
I’m usually too tired. I think, "Wow. This bed is so warm." I combat this by not 'waking up' until I’m ready to start my routine. I stay in bed, with my eyes closed. If I get up to go to the bathroom, sit up, or pick up my phone, I know it’s time to start my routine.
I tend to distracted by my previous habit or i don’t have much time for it. Quite difficult to follow all the timelines
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