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.

Unfortunately I bet they don’t cover anything near it.

To be fair I was using it ironically 🤣

Thank you lovely ❤️

It’s not always though. If you’re in a flat with downstairs neighbours you have to be considerate of them so starting a workout at 9 or 10pm isn’t really possible. Same goes for early mornings. Even between terraced houses the sound proofing can be non existent. It’s less of a problem if yoga is your thing as you can do that fairly quietly but if someone is trying to fit in a cardio workout and they only have time at 5am or 9pm and they live in a flat it’s not “easy”.

Doesn’t always have to be high energy cardio. Lots of ideas online for all situations.

No I don't have time. For many reasons work, 4dcs , 7 after school clubs they go to between them. 3 different educational settings between them. So playing mums taxi until 6/7pm most nights.
Then there's 1 dc who has a lot of appointments. Housework, cooking and all that jazz.
Dh generally gets home 6-8pm.
But time we've sorted kids I'm absolutely knackered.
Weekends we have dsc. We enjoy that time as a family when we're not at various kids parties or sorting their social lives

Ladies chill, why are you arguing when the person who started the argument has either ran off🏃‍♂️ or is sitting back laughing with the 🍿

I actually live in a tiny home, so “exercise” at home has different challenges. You make a lot of assumptions. Sure, people are lazy- but not everyone is lazy. Some people don’t have suitable time- by which I mean non-allocated time at a moment when it’s practical to exercise. It’s disingenuous to say that everyone has the capacity to exercise.

You do you and let everyone else do them. It's none of your business. I am 65, work full time, out the house at the crack of dawn and back late. Stop judging. It's none of your business.

None of your business.

I know . FFS.

They do … you just have to be inventive. Look online for ideas if you can’t think of anything.

Hope you don’t intend on being a drain on the NHS if you end up with weight related issues then!

My AIBU is finding it annoying when people like the OP don’t have time to do come back to a post they started. It’s like they’re so busy and important and other people have got all the time in the world to reply to them. I honestly don’t believe that the OP can’t squeeze in half a minute a day as a matter of politeness to respond to posts.

DS is there in the evenings and DH is working. I finish work, have a cup of tea and chat with DS about school and how he's doing/let him vent any issues, make dinner, tidy round then it's the start of the bedtime routine, getting DS to take his melatonin, setting up his blankets and lights then encouraging him to go up then I have to stay with him until he's asleep. I'm rarely downstairs before 11, and often it's after 11 - which is an improvement as before the melatonin it would be 1am.

I started a thread on here a while back about finding time to exercise and one mnetter said something along the lines of "it's not time or motivation you lack, it's DISCIPLINE "

Absolutely nailed it. I have time, and I know that I need to exercise but I lack the self discipline

I often work 10 hr days, on my feet mostly, come home, cook and have another 2 hours of work. I'm trying to get more exercise, but I'm tired - funnily enough

DS will have memories of you talking to him and spending time, not of your back disappearing out the door to go running.

It's all about balance. Rest is important too.

I have the motivation and do get plenty of exercise. Some days I have exercise planned though and tell myself that today, I am listening to my body and resting instead.

Wow you do sound smug. I don’t have time on the morning….im already up a 6am and can’t face getting up any earlier. I do not have time after work either with taking my child to clubs / getting the dinner ready etc. Perhaps you’ve never worked a 50 hour week while having young children so don’t understand?

How old are you?
I'm nearing 60 and many of my peers who spent their 30s and 40s pounding the pavements are forking out for knee replacements

No. She was being a judgemental, superior £@?€.

Their lives are busier than yours i guess?

I struggle to find the time to exercise regularly. Out the house 6am to 7pm most days - then after cooking, tidying up, showering and prepping for the next day im ready for bed 😂

You’re very patronising, and make a lot of assumptions. You also lack imagination and empathy.
Do run along now (do you see what I did there? 🤡)

No thanks … I don’t go running 🤡
I love the imagination on this thread that’s for sure!!