I don't think "no motivation" is why people skip workouts. I think it's decision fatigue.
I've realised I'm weirdly particular about exercise, and being this fussy actually stops me from doing it. Some things I've noticed about myself:
- If I don't sweat by the end, it doesn't count. Doesn't matter what I did — no sweat, didn't happen.
- I follow workout videos on YouTube, but the moment there's an exercise in there I don't like, I get irritated and want to abandon the whole video.
- I need to move to music with energy. If the video or app is playing songs I'm not into, that alone can kill the session for me.
- I asked ChatGPT to build me a workout once — then spent hours looking up the correct form for every single move, because I couldn't just trust it and start.
So between needing to sweat, needing to like every exercise, needing the right music, and needing to do everything perfectly — I spend more time being fussy about working out than actually working out.
Is it just me? Does anyone else get this picky about exercise — and if you do, how do you get out of your own way and actually start?