Exercise is for Lazy People
July 9th 2008 06:21 pm
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Do you ever wonder why people of the 17th century didn’t need to waste their time exercising? It’s because they exercised in their everyday tasks. Nowadays we’ve become too lazy- so we need to set aside time to exercise instead. In other words we’ve become too lazy to be active, so instead we torture ourselves with exercise. The solution of course is to stop being lazy and get our exercize in small bursts throughout the day.
Here’s some examples of how you can stop being lazy in everyday tasks and eliminate the need for exercise:
- When you drive don’t waste time looking for a parking spot closest to your destination. Just park at the first decent spot and use the time you saved to walk to your destination.
- Take the stairs
- Walk (don’t drive) to your neighborhood grocery store or anywhere else in your neighborhood. (have you seen the prices of gas lately?!?)
- Volunteer to go to the next room (or upstairs) to help someone in your family or a coworker retrieve something. (you’re so nice)
- If you’re going to have a long discussion with your friend/significant other get up and walk around the neighborhood. (The change in scenery can make stressful discussions more calm.)
If you stop being lazy you’ll discover an interesting phenomenon- you’re a lot more productive.
There’s plenty of opportunities to stop being lazy- don’t be lazy too look for them.
What other everyday opportunities do you see to exercise?
photo credit: Ian Bloomfield
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Three Ways To Stay Fit Without Exercise | Success Making Machine responded on 16 Jul 2008 at 9:08 pm #
[...] Actually there are three better ways: 1. Find fun ways to exercise. If you enjoy playing basketball, then basketball isn’t exercise it’s fun time. Simple enough. 2. Replace exercise time with other productive physical activities. See: How Avoiding Exercise Can Make You Fit and Productive 3. Don’t be Lazy. During the day there are plenty of opportunities to be active- embrace them. Read: Exercise is for Lazy People [...]
Sophia18 responded on 29 Aug 2008 at 2:43 am #
What gave you the idea to write about Exercise is for Lazy People | Success Making Machine ? I read the whole thing and was a bit surprise.
NelsonF responded on 29 Aug 2008 at 4:51 pm #
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Heshy responded on 01 Sep 2008 at 12:48 pm #
@Sophia18
I always found it funny that people (myself included) would be too lazy to do tasks during the day but still tried to find time to actually “exercise”
@NelsonF
Welcome.