Believe it or not, being lazy and enjoying a great workout aren't mutually exclusive. Laziness and healthy activity go hand in hand quite nicely -- you just need to know how to harness both.
For most people, feeling unmotivated comes from the effects of burnout. In other words, your body, mind and soul are tired – making it difficult to work up the energy and stamina to exercise. Before you push through, first ask yourself why you're feeling this way.
What causes laziness? Deeming behavior lazy is a matter of opinion, so it doesn't necessarily have a specific cause. There is research that suggests things like age, habitual behavior, environment, energy, willpower, personality, and level of distraction can make someone more likely to procrastinate or not.
Lack of motivation is essentially lack of passion. There are no goals, desire, or willingness to work. You simply don't do anything, there is no faking it like laziness does. Lack of motivation is usually a deeper psychological problem and could have some elements of depression.
An all-too-common factor in exercise resistance, low self-esteem undermines the very notion that you matter enough to merit this kind of time-and-energy investment. “The less deserving you feel, the harder it is to justify taking care of yourself through exercise,” says Greene.
If you're well-fueled, there's energy readily available in your blood stream. If you're not well-fueled, your body is going to need to tap into your energy stores, which takes time," says Lowry. "This may result in feeling like you can't push yourself as hard as you usually can."
Our bones, muscles, tendons, heart, and lungs, will adapt to the stress exposed to it. This means if you undertake exercise that's physically challenging, your body will adapt to this stress to ensure the same activity feels slightly easier in the future.
In fact, over time, as you make fitness gains, you are likely to feel less pain with each workout (and do more in less time with even greater results). This is because your anaerobic threshold (AT) is climbing higher.
Time: Time is the most cited reason people do not exercise. With a finite amount of hours per day, plan your day around your exercise plan – not the other way around. This allows you to prioritize your efforts toward the one thing that improves every aspect of your health, exercise.
Regular physical activity can improve your muscle strength and boost your endurance. Exercise delivers oxygen and nutrients to your tissues and helps your cardiovascular system work more efficiently. And when your heart and lung health improve, you have more energy to tackle daily chores.
Not getting enough physical activity can lead to heart disease—even for people who have no other risk factors. It can also increase the likelihood of developing other heart disease risk factors, including obesity, high blood pressure, high blood cholesterol, and type 2 diabetes.
A sedentary or inactive lifestyle.
"Obviously high-energy contact sports such as rugby and football (soccer) have the highest risk of injury," he says. "This is because of the huge strains put through the body, not just in contact situations when we see dislocations and bone breakages, but when repeatedly cutting and changing direction at full speed.
The 10 laziest countries
Uganda was the country that did the best, with just 5.5 percent of the country not doing enough exercise per week. They were followed by Mozambique, Lesotho, Tanzania, and Niue.
Take One Task at A Time
Our brains typically can't handle multiple deep-thinking jobs at the same time, so we become mentally lazy and apply minimal thought to each one. If you're looking to rid yourself of mental laziness, make sure you always separate your tasks.
Many cases of tiredness are due to stress, not enough sleep, poor diet and other lifestyle factors. Try these self-help tips to restore your energy levels. If you feel you're suffering from fatigue, which is an overwhelming tiredness that isn't relieved by rest and sleep, you may have an underlying medical condition.
A person with ADHD who has inattentive symptoms may seem to lack motivation, as they find it hard to focus and pay attention to details. A person with depression may not complete a task because they feel there is no purpose. A person with ADHD may also have problems starting projects or keeping up with work or studies.
As soon as you start exercising your body will respond by stimulating and inhibiting physiological processes that will allow you to exercise more efficiently. For example, your cardio-respiratory system increases its activity above what it would be at rest, whereas the digestive system slows right down.