Briefly discuss four common reasons cited for inactivity and provide ways to counter these excuses
Popular reasons for inactivity:
"I can't afford membership to a gym."
"I don't have any exercise equipment."
"I go to school full-time and work part-time."
"I have to study when I'm not working or going to class."
"I have friends and a family."
"I don't have time to exercise."
Don't let those thoughts in! Remember, instead, that you don't need special equipment, special clothes, or membership to a fitness club. All you need to do is what we are (physiologically) supposed to be doing: short bouts of activity throughout the day. For example, walk to your classes instead of driving. When you do have to drive to campus or the mall, park at the far end of the parking lot. Take stairs instead of elevators. Is the weather bad? Go out to the mall and walk. You will be active and will get to window-shop at the same time. Remember, our ancient ancestors didn't have exercise equipment or fitness clubs, either. But the required activities of their lives—hunting food, building shelters, chopping wood—kept them alive, strong, and healthy. The need for physical activity to stay alive hasn't changed today.
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