Online health and wellbeing retailer NutrientWise looked into the best excuses people have given for missing that oh so important gym session:
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'I can't come to my gym session because my psychic said I was going to get a call from an old flame.'
'I'm not going to the gym tonight because I have just done man v food challenge and I can't move.'
'I slipped a disc putting on running socks before a 5.30am run.'
'I need to make a playlist first.'
'I can't find a parking space so I can't go in.'
'When going to the gym at university, I was about to head out of the door when my mate told me her had 50% to Dominos. I didn't make it to the gym.'
With this in mind we take a look at the excuses couples use for not going to the gym:
We had sex last night- Sex the night before keeps the metabolism going long enough for the entirety of the next day- everyone knows that. Even though it was a lazy session- it still counts.
We are having sex tonight instead- You will probably give in and just go to sleep but the idea of a fumble while horizontal is way more appealing than standing upright on a treadmill.
We're going to the cinema- You will not entertain the thought of going before work- that's bats**t crazy and you will have no time before you sit down for the next two hours.
We'll make up for it at the weekend- You have all these plans to go for two hours solid to get in your allocated 20 minutes per day in one go. But the weekend beckons and all you do is drink copious amounts of alcohol and eat take out every night.
We need to see the family- You see them months apart normally, but when the gym looms you suddenly want to be sociable with your folks.
We need to go shopping- You aim to buy nutritious food that will support your new exercise regime. You both end up loading your trolley with convenience food and believe that the walk around the supermarket if your exercise quota reached for the day.
We need to read more- Even though you can manage both in one night- you go to bed super early to justify your need to read and then end up playing on your phones and reading- Facebook.
We have to clean the house- The house can be cleaned any time- no one ever visits you but the point is- this is an occasion where cleaning is the more desirable option.
We had a bad day at work- Even though those endorphins would probably put you both in a better mood- you still maintain that eating rubbish and sitting down for hours on end will make you feel better about your crappy day.
One of us is ill- So the other must stay and nurse them back to health, even though there is no cure for a fake sickness bug or gym avoidance-itis.