People who are too busy to do exercise

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I run about 4 miles, 4 times a week. I’m in a routine and force myself to do it even when I can’t be arsed. It takes me about 30-40 minutes each time I go for a run and I squeeze it in early morning, before dinner, just whenever I can really. I work full time and have 2DC who are admittedly at secondary school now, but this is something I’ve always done.
My AIBU is finding it annoying when people tell me they don’t have time to do any exercise. It’s like they’re so busy and important and I’ve got all the time in the world. I honestly don’t believe that the vast majority of people can’t squeeze in half an hour a few times a week.

Who will play you in the movie?

Op ain't coming back but they'll play the Fat Sod who can't get it up 😝

What a judgey post, OP. Why do you feel your priorities are better than anyone else’s?

And how do you feel about people who absolutely can’t run, like me? Those of us with disabilities or illness?

The long term effects do worry me, but then the long term effects of sleep deprivation and stress also worry me.

Hopefully DS will need less attention and support at some point. And be able to go to sleep on his own, which would be life changing for me.

Not everyone can, whether that's space or other reasons. I've tried, but have to do it after DS has gone to school which means starting work late meaning working later and that effects the after school routine for DS. And that's assuming I don't have a meeting which means I can't start late.

Then the whole thing fell apart at weekends/school holidays/if DS was unable to go to school as it was too difficult to do when he was around.

What about the evenings?

Most of the “reasons” on here are not reasons, they are excuses.

If people don’t want to exercise or can’t be bothered, just say that 🤷🏻‍♀️

It's not just finding the time, it's having the energy to do it when work etc is out of the way. Everyone is different so you'll have to get over it.

She is giving an example of the exercise she does … not saying that everyone has to go running. There are many many alternatives.

Rubbish.
Whats your average daily screen time??

Are you overweight?

It’s very easy to do home workouts.

Hope my taxes don’t have to fund their NHS bill for weight related illness.

Pre baby, I would exercise most days - cycle to work, run, climb at the wall, yoga. My social life revolved around these activities too. I could never imagine not having or finding the time. Yet here I am now, with a toddler that doesn’t sleep through the night, no family nearby, and a demanding job, means i simply don’t have the time like i used to. I would love to exercise like I used to but after putting DD to bed, then tea and at least another hour of work, then it’s bedtime. This phase won’t last forever but right now, often don’t have the time.

Oh my goodness let it go. People say they don’t have time for things all the time and it’s well understood that can also mean they don’t prioritise them as much as something else. You can always have different priorities and for some people other things will take precedence over carving out time for exercise and making it untouchable. Frankly with small kids that’s the only way you do it as otherwise doing things for them can easily absorb all your time.

Aware of all that … but I’m allowed to comment thanks.

Surely the 5 year old is at school?

I'm sorry life is so hectic @Starblind19
Do you have a partner, because it sounds like your life hasn't turned out as you thought it might.

I simply don’t understand. Why does anyone want to be so critical and unpleasant to a bunch of strangers? What do you hope to get out of it?

lol, why are you sticking up for a bunch of strangers? Sick of reading the poor me excuses 🤦🏻‍♀️ No wonder the country is in the state it’s in and the NHS is on its knees!

I actually used to think the same, I have 4 kids and am a single parent and up until recently worked full time in a 12hr shift pattern; I thought if I can do it why can’t everyone?

Then I changed jobs to a Monday- Friday role. I get up at 6.30, drag the kids to breakfast club and crawl through London rush hour to get to work by 8.30 getting more and more stressed; do a full day demanding job, run out the door by 4.30, sit in same traffic wondering if I’ll get to after school club before it shuts. Collect my kids, deal with their exhausted tantrums, get home, cook dinner, try and force them to do their homework, sort out stuff for tomorrow, iron uniforms. By 8.30 I’m fucked. Every evening I promise myself I’ll do a workout and every evening I crawl into bed totally shattered.

I guess I tend towards thinking that if I want to get other people to change their behaviour around exercise that I’d get further by pointing out positives about how it can make you feel & helping with some suggestions about lots of different options you can fit into short windows, do with kids etc, encourage them that they can do it. If you are concerned about the NHS and funding treatment for people who are unfit trying to engage with and encourage people who are struggling to fit everything in vs berating and belittling them will likely help more.

Agree you must do some exercise even if it's walking and gardening. How else do you keep fit.
Your body needs exercise.

Their taxes pay for exercise related injuries, that's the joy of our health system.

I go to the gym at 10pm as it's the only time I can go there. I also walk when I can (I'm limited by when I have someone to look after my youngest) I'm lucky I can do that. My house is tiny and doing home workouts is almost impossible (flashbacks to COVID lockdown). When my kids were younger it was a lot more difficult.

that's the joy of our health system.

Now that's a term we don't see often these days!

I love exercise, but I will absolutely NOT do any sort of home workout.
Exercise for me involves getting out of the house for air and a change of scenery and seeing people ie way more than the physical side.

It has been challenging over the years and it's been very up and down but now my youngest is nearly 16 (lone parent) my time is coming again (which is bittersweet actually).

Not sure your way will help either tbh … but you keep trying!