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I don't want to sound rude, but I think that you are just pushing exercise for some day in the future that may never arrive. I don't bike to school either, I u

I don't want to sound rude, but I think that you are just pushing exercise for some day in the future that may never arrive. I don't bike to school either, I use public transportation, however I regularly exercise. Believe me, there is time. It takes only 20 minutes every two days to stay fit and healthy. I am sure you can find the time to do it. Just reduce the amount of time you read HN or Reddit or sth. If you need motivation to start, you can begin by following a program like http://www.100pushups.info/ http://www.100pushups.info/ to get started. Break free of being lazy.

kiba 16y ago
Motivation is far easier said than done. If it was so easy, than everybody would be doing it. The market for wacky exercise machine, trainer, gyms, etc, are huge. Yet, we're seeing lot more fat people. Maybe people aren't doing the whole motivation right. Lazy? Well, some of them are. A lot of people waste their time and procrastinate. A lot of people waste their money. A lot of people find it difficult to self-educate themselves. Clearly, we're living in a world where human beings are not optimizing toward their best. I am still trying to figure this out.
- pedrokost 16y ago
  You're right. Human beings are not searching for a local/global maximum, we try to follow the easiest route there is. So, if you really can't motivate yourself, try to find the easiest path there is to get you exercising. One easy way is to make it obligatory (the same way elementary school is obligatory - and for most kids boring). Open your calendar, pick 2 days of the week and add 1/2 hour of exercising there. If you fail to do it, find some 'punishment', like doing over-hours. Play both the role of the student and the teacher. Maybe it will work. Most importantly, start easy. Don't exaggerate or you will never make it a habit.
- yummyfajitas 16y ago
  The market for wacky exercise programs/devices claiming you can lose weight with only 3 minutes per day without being hungry is huge. Strangely, the interest in Fit Flops + everyday activities doesn't seem to translate into running shoes + daily running after the Fit Flop inevitably fails. Motivation is the problem here.

kiba 16y ago

Motivation is far easier said than done. If it was so easy, than everybody would be doing it. The market for wacky exercise machine, trainer, gyms, etc, are huge. Yet, we're seeing lot more fat people. Maybe people aren't doing the whole motivation right. Lazy? Well, some of them are. A lot of people waste their time and procrastinate. A lot of people waste their money. A lot of people find it difficult to self-educate themselves. Clearly, we're living in a world where human beings are not optimizing toward their best. I am still trying to figure this out.

pedrokost 16y ago
You're right. Human beings are not searching for a local/global maximum, we try to follow the easiest route there is. So, if you really can't motivate yourself, try to find the easiest path there is to get you exercising. One easy way is to make it obligatory (the same way elementary school is obligatory - and for most kids boring). Open your calendar, pick 2 days of the week and add 1/2 hour of exercising there. If you fail to do it, find some 'punishment', like doing over-hours. Play both the role of the student and the teacher. Maybe it will work. Most importantly, start easy. Don't exaggerate or you will never make it a habit.
yummyfajitas 16y ago
The market for wacky exercise programs/devices claiming you can lose weight with only 3 minutes per day without being hungry is huge. Strangely, the interest in Fit Flops + everyday activities doesn't seem to translate into running shoes + daily running after the Fit Flop inevitably fails. Motivation is the problem here.