Title: This is why most Americans don’t exercise more
Headings: This is why most Americans don’t exercise more
This is why most Americans don’t exercise more
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Content: However, according to the results, it seems many Americans will use any old excuse to get out of a workout. For example, nearly a third of Americans have skipped a workout because the weather is too bad, and another one in 10 have skipped a workout because the weather is too nice. One in four (23 percent) have used eating too much to get out of a planned workout, and another 15 percent said they’d rather watch Netflix. A lot of common excuses come down to convenience — still a big issue when it comes to exercise, and, according to the results, only 29 percent of Americans consider working out to be convenient. Exercising can be tough to fit into a busy schedule, especially when the average American only has 89 minutes of free time a day, according to the survey results. While the average American says they work out twice a week already, that number would jump to five times a week if it were more convenient and less expensive. Not only that, the majority of respondents (69 percent) said that they believed regular exercise would help them quit their bad habits. “In this study, we see a catch 22 situation,” said Daniel Sobhani, CEO of Freeletics. “ 69 percent of Americans believe regular exercise would help them quit their bad habits. However, because so many Americans are facing these common barriers to fitness, they can’t break out of the circle.