irc333 Posted November 14, 2010 Posted November 14, 2010 ....not to work out. Please don't get mad at me, but I've noticed that overweight people, when asked if they work out, they said they used to, but they stopped because of an injury or a bad back...this seems to be a very common response....anyone?
skydiveaddict Posted November 14, 2010 Posted November 14, 2010 I've witnessed a lot of back injuries during my time in the military. Indeed, some of these can keep you from doing virtually any weight lifting at all. I'm sure there are many who will use that as an excuse, but a lot of times it turns out to be true.
xpaperxcutx Posted November 14, 2010 Posted November 14, 2010 When I injured my knee late last year, I was off the treadmill for nearly a month. But that hasn't stopped me from pursuing other forms of exercises, I merely decreased my workout intensity to fit the situation. An excuse is an excuse. You being lazy is you being lazy.
Citizen Erased Posted November 14, 2010 Posted November 14, 2010 I can sympathise with that, I couldn't work out at all when I first started getting arthritis. I adjusted my calorie intake and after I lost about 10 kilos the arthritis improved so i could. I feel sorry for people that genuinely can't, I couldn't sit, stand or lay down without being in intense pain.
Tim The Enchanter Posted November 14, 2010 Posted November 14, 2010 Any kind of injury can prevent you from exercising, but having a bad back is one of the worst.
blueroses10 Posted November 14, 2010 Posted November 14, 2010 and this is dating related how... ? Maybe the OP meant a different type of workout??
harmfulsweetz Posted November 14, 2010 Posted November 14, 2010 I don't think it's used as an 'excuse' quite as often as people would like to make out it is. I had a really bad back once, and literally, just walking was torture. I'd love to see how on earth I would find an exercise that I could have done when I could barely move. I don't know, sometimes it's best to stay off the exercise for a bit while you recover from the injury/strain. My dad has really bad knees (had operations and stuff for them) but his cartillage is low (I think) and this causes his joints to rub together painfully. Stupidly, he continued exercising as normal. Instead of it just being in the one knee, now it is in both and hurts him to simply walk stairs. He still exercises though. If it's an excuse, people should really own it.
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