Guilt over missed exercise...

[rayinpenn]

I exercise using what I call “the podcast assisted walk method” (the time goes by quickly).. I am pretty diligent because my type II benefits from it. I exercised every day on vacation last week in florida and returned from each walk, feeling good and a sweaty mess. Then came the trip home (we do it in one day 18 hours in the car 3 drivers.) no exercise that day. Then yesterday’s bad weather kept me inside- I didn’t hit the treadmill - usually after the drive day we are both pretty exhausted. An excuse I know.

I am feeling pretty guilty right now and as soon as i finish this post ill be out there. Then when it dries up ill be blowing leaves and harvesting spinach this afternoon. Hopefully all the activity will flush the guilt out of me.

I have to ask do you skipped exercise guilt?

 

[DayDreaming]

No guilt here. I really don't think that missing a day or two of exercise actually hurts me - I think a break in my routine helps by keeping me from feeling burnt-out.

 

[HadEnuff]

If you are a diligent exerciser, and you are exhausted, that is not an excuse. That is your body telling you to rest.
Listen to it.
Tell your guilt to take a walk. (see what I did there?)

 

[rayinpenn]

If you are a diligent exerciser, and you are exhausted, that is not an excuse. That is your body telling you to rest.
Listen to it.
Tell your guilt to take a walk. (see what I did there?)

Lol
Just got back from a walk...
Tons to do today, pick up lawnmower, take car to Costco and see why they did to the low pressure tire sending units (new tires) and get the glove compartment fixed on my RAV4 ... darn that will be expensive...it will be a busy day.

 

[Jerry1]

I’m dealing with it right now. I wouldn’t use the word guilty, but I’ve slacked off lately from my weigh lifting. To combat this, I’ve engaged a personal trainer. Spending money and having an appointment will help get me back on track. I had got two workouts per week in pretty well throughout the summer. Need to get back to that and really stick with it. Need to find a better motivator as I really don’t want to spend money on a personal trainer long term.

 

[pacergal]

I try not to have Guilt be a part of my vocabulary.
If I don't walk or get exercise around the house or yard, I figure something more important has been done that day.
No stress is my retirement mantra!

 

[Rianne]

A little off topic to help with guilt factor. FYI, you burn most of your calories at rest (BMR). Exercise for muscle, heart, bone, blood pressure all great. But your body needs to rest. I'm not an athlete, don't over exert myself. A good walk every other day or small walks every day a swim, just moving around is exercise. Getting the heart rate up. My PCP and advice from orthopedic surgeons (my cousin an admin. nurse at Johns Hopkins) said running and over exercising can do more harm than good for joints. So, take comfort that you're pretty healthy.

https://www.healthstatus.com/calculate/basal-metabolic-rate/

 

[Senator]

Not for 20 years...

 

[Bir48die]

I get a form of guilt if I travel for a few days and miss a couple of workouts. I do rest at least one day and maybe two a week because the body needs it. I've been doing committed workouts almost 30 years on this current stretch so it just becomes part of my DNA. Took gear on work travel and last year bought resistance bands to take on vacation. However, to miss one day is no big deal and since it sounds like it was Sunday I'd be in front of the television watching football.

 

[RetiredGypsy]

I would wonder where the guilt is coming from. If you are so diligent and otherwise get up and about in some form or another all the time, is it a self-regulating thing, where unless you feel some pressure to get back to it, you won't?

I tend to feel more sad than guilty if I go for long periods without exercise for whatever reason. Usually recovery from surgeries, or sometimes extended cold weather. Exercise is a hobby I very much enjoy, so I miss the opportunities when they pass, and look forward to the next time.

 

[The Cosmic Avenger]

I guess I feel guilt, but it's more just knowing that I should exercise more (when I'm slacking off). I dropped from doing 25-minute sessions on an elliptical machine 10-12 times a week to about 5-6 a week, and my resting heart rate stayed low, so I didn't feel like I needed to get back up to double digits. Then my schedule changed about a month ago, and it's a lot harder to get in any exercise during the week, so I've been getting in 1-2 sessions a week...and then I hurt my back for the first time in years.

I don't know if I'd call it guilt, but it was a reminder that I need probably a minimum of 4 sessions a week to reap the health benefits that I had become used to.

 

[O2Bfree]

I've gone to a gym steadily for 34 years, but don't mind taking days off from my exercise routine. When we do a road trip, we often don't get much exercise for up to two weeks, except on days we do a hike somewhere. Although camping does involve a fair amount of moving around, and we'll usually take a walk around the campground in the evening or morning to check it out, so it's not like we're doing nothing at all.

At home I like the "do it or don't, but don't stew over it" approach. Usually, it's "do it", but on the rare occasion that I'm really tired, or have a cold or something, I just don't, and don't give it a second thought.

 

[Music Lover]

I never worry about it...a break every now and then is good. I often plan my workouts around times when I won't have easy access to my home gym. So if we're going away for the weekend I'll make sure to work out up to just before we leave and then enjoy a couple days off.

 

[CaliKid]

I try to get in some exercise every single day and used to feel mild guilt when I missed. Maybe only 20-30 minutes instead of 90 minutes but I try to do something every day. So if I had an 18 hour drive day I would do a quick run/walk around the block in the morning and 5-10 minute bursts at a couple rest stops during the day. However, sometimes it just doesn't happen and, at this point in life, I generally can ignore the pangs of guilt. After being a diligent daily exerciser for about 30 years I know that some days life just happens and, as said above, your body needs a rest sometimes. Just get back on the horse the next day! The key is not breaking the routine.

 

[MRG]

No guilt but a desire to get going. I've only been to the gym a handful of times since my cspine went out May 16. Hopefully this weekend and next week will be the end of the resting.

 

[Dtail]

Not guilty per se, but feel more sluggish when skipping a few days.

 

[ckelly78z]

Self guilt is only abusing yourself mentally, not physically. Sometimes it just doesn't work to make time to be able to do it.

 

[Moemg]

I don't have guilt about missed exercise . I just know I have to do it so I go with the Nike slogan "Just do it " .

 

[Big_Hitter]

I have to ask do you skipped exercise guilt?

nope, I work out so often I relish missed workouts

 

[bolt]

As Warren Buffets analogized, think of your mind & body as that 1 automobile some youths get for graduation. In all probability you're never going to get another mind or body. So take care of the one you have. Good luck!

 

[jollystomper]

No guilt, I just get back on schedule as soon as I can. When we were in Las Vegas earlier this month I did not use the hotel exercise room once - though perhaps walking through those huge hotels, casinos, and the Grand Canyon made up for it.

 

[HadEnuff]

the quote (attributed to various historical figures) about money being a wonderful servant but a terrible master, IMO, applies to exercise just as fittingly.

You'll be OK...