Ask yourself what you would be doing if you wouldn't be working out. Watching TV? Drinking? Eating snacks? Out with friends doing a combination of the above?
While any of the above leisure activities can be enjoyed in moderation, if they are a substitute for working out, that's not good. The fact is we all have time to workout, so time cannot be an issue.
If time isn't an issue, what else could it be? The only other thing it could be is laziness. Now we all know sitting down watching TV and eating snacks is much easier than going to the gym, but think of how you feel afterwards. After sitting down for hours munching on chips do you feel good? Nope. After going to the gym and improving your body do you feel good? Yes.
Let's go even further to the next day. The next day after eating chips and watching TV how do you feel? Probably the same as always, just a little fatter. On the other hand how do you feel the next day after a hard workout in the gym? Probably sore, but in a good way. Sore that constantly reminds you of your progress. You also feel energized and happier than usual.
It may be easier to sit down all day. However this sitting down gets you no where. It makes you feel unhappy in the long run, whereas working out makes you feel great.
So just think of this, a year from now what will you gain the most pleasure from... being lazy or working out? A year from now you won't remember that bag of chips you ate, that reality TV show, or that bottle of Jack. On the other hand, if you are consistent with working out, you will remember your body being in shape because you will reap the benefits of a fit body 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. It's something that never stops pleasing you.
Source: http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/wotw62.htm
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