Why Do We Not Exercise?
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There are many reasons and factors as to why we don’t exercise or why the levels of physical activity have fallen so much in recent decades. Below are some of the factors that may apply:
We don’t need to any more – choices
Most of us who live in a modern developed country like the UK do not have to exercise or be active if we choose not to. We can choose to stay at home the whole time and order in food or have groceries and other shopping delivered to us. If we do leave the house we can use our car to drive to wherever we are going, be that work, shopping, to see family and friends, etc. Exercise or physical activity is not compulsory in modern life. It has become an option that we can choose if we wish, but it is no longer something we have to do or need to do and therefore it is a choice.
Many people, if they have a choice between driving to work or walking to work, will choose the car option. If they had a choice between going to the gym for a workout or sitting at home watching a film they would choose the film option.
If they had the choice between using an elevator or walking up three flights of stairs they would use the lift option. In the past, these options would not exist or wouldn’t be so prevalent, so people would naturally do more exercise and be more physically active. Additionally, as the younger generations do less and less exercise and spend more hours playing computer games than physical games, it becomes more the norm and accepted that exercise is a choice rather than a necessity.
Too busy – not enough time
Our modern lives are often very busy and hectic with lots of pressures, expectations and responsibilities. It can often feel we are chasing our own tail at times and we just don’t have enough time to do everything we need to do, let alone additional activities like exercising. Because most people now see exercise as an option and an additional extra that isn’t a necessity, we tend to put it lower down on our priority list. Going to work, cleaning the house, doing the shopping, taking the kids to school, seeing family and friends, etc.,
all too often become a much higher priority than exercising, and most of us feel tired much of the time, so then to try and exercise as well becomes even more difficult.
‘I don’t find the time to exercise... I make the time to exercise.’
Too tired It seems that most of us often feel tired for much of the time, and exercise has even less appeal when we don’t have the energy. Feeling tired can be the result of many factors, which generally tend to be more modern-day lifestyle reasons such as increased stress, higher depression rates, being overweight, obesity issues, lack of sleep or poor-quality sleep, poor nutrition, alcohol consumption, drug-related issues and other factors that can make us lethargic.
Even though exercise is very likely to provide you with more energy, help you sleep better, reduce stress and depression, help you lose weight, encourage you to drink less and eat more healthily, etc., it becomes very difficult to choose to do exercise when you are feeling tired.
Sleep is a big issue for many people, and the average amount of sleep people now get is only 6 hours and 35 minutes each night. Without sufficient sleep people will be more tired and lethargic, lacking the energy and motivation to do exercise, and will more often resort to the easier choice of not exercising. In addition, what people eat and drink plays a major role in how they feel and their energy levels, or lack of energy.
We don’t need to any more – choices
Most of us who live in a modern developed country like the UK do not have to exercise or be active if we choose not to. We can choose to stay at home the whole time and order in food or have groceries and other shopping delivered to us. If we do leave the house we can use our car to drive to wherever we are going, be that work, shopping, to see family and friends, etc. Exercise or physical activity is not compulsory in modern life. It has become an option that we can choose if we wish, but it is no longer something we have to do or need to do and therefore it is a choice.
Many people, if they have a choice between driving to work or walking to work, will choose the car option. If they had a choice between going to the gym for a workout or sitting at home watching a film they would choose the film option.
If they had the choice between using an elevator or walking up three flights of stairs they would use the lift option. In the past, these options would not exist or wouldn’t be so prevalent, so people would naturally do more exercise and be more physically active. Additionally, as the younger generations do less and less exercise and spend more hours playing computer games than physical games, it becomes more the norm and accepted that exercise is a choice rather than a necessity.
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Too busy – not enough time
Our modern lives are often very busy and hectic with lots of pressures, expectations and responsibilities. It can often feel we are chasing our own tail at times and we just don’t have enough time to do everything we need to do, let alone additional activities like exercising. Because most people now see exercise as an option and an additional extra that isn’t a necessity, we tend to put it lower down on our priority list. Going to work, cleaning the house, doing the shopping, taking the kids to school, seeing family and friends, etc.,
all too often become a much higher priority than exercising, and most of us feel tired much of the time, so then to try and exercise as well becomes even more difficult.
‘I don’t find the time to exercise... I make the time to exercise.’
Too tired It seems that most of us often feel tired for much of the time, and exercise has even less appeal when we don’t have the energy. Feeling tired can be the result of many factors, which generally tend to be more modern-day lifestyle reasons such as increased stress, higher depression rates, being overweight, obesity issues, lack of sleep or poor-quality sleep, poor nutrition, alcohol consumption, drug-related issues and other factors that can make us lethargic.
Even though exercise is very likely to provide you with more energy, help you sleep better, reduce stress and depression, help you lose weight, encourage you to drink less and eat more healthily, etc., it becomes very difficult to choose to do exercise when you are feeling tired.
Sleep is a big issue for many people, and the average amount of sleep people now get is only 6 hours and 35 minutes each night. Without sufficient sleep people will be more tired and lethargic, lacking the energy and motivation to do exercise, and will more often resort to the easier choice of not exercising. In addition, what people eat and drink plays a major role in how they feel and their energy levels, or lack of energy.
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