in #CASE you missed it… People Lie About Working Out

Do you sometimes feel like you’re the only one of your friends and family who isn’t working out on a regular basis? Well, don’t be because there’s a very good chance those people are totally lying to you about their workout routine.

A new survey finds:

19% of people admit they’ve lied about working out.

As for why, 37% admit they fibbed to convince someone else they were busy.

35% lied to impress someone

31% were too embarrassed by what they were actually doing.

Now even if people do make it to the gym, that doesn’t necessarily mean they actually workout.

37% of people say they’ve bailed out of their workout early because they forgot something.

Another 30% say they’ve skipped an entire workout because they forgot an “essential” item.

Those items include:

Sneakers (83%)

Workout bottoms (70%)

Socks (69%)

Hydration (67%)

Workout top (64%)

Deodorant (62%)

Weights (60%)

Headphones (56%)

Gym bag (42%)

Music device (38%)

And then there are the people who just skip their workout altogether, and for a variety of reasons. The top excuses for not working out include:

Too tired (58%)

Other things to do (51%)

Didn’t want to go (30%)

Made up an excuse (21%)

Spent too much time at work (21%)