Get Up And Do Something: 4 worst excuses for not working out

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4 worst excuses for not working out Feb 20th 2013, 11:14 We all have our reasons for not working out. Some are legit—we're working late or nursing an injury—but often we're just talking ourselves out of exercising. "We make excuses to reduce what's called cognitive dissonance," says Dan Kirschenbaum, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Northwestern University Medical School. "If we are committed to exercise and yet don't do it, the excuse allows us to feel less dissonance, or discomfort." That's not to say you're lazy; it's a normal response. The secret to countering it? Get into the habit of working out. When you do that, your brain flips a switch and develops a "healthy obsession," which makes you want to get moving, Kirschenbaum explains. Until then, here's how to overcome your top four gym deterrents (as revealed in a Health.com poll).

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