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Why are my friends who work out regularly the laziest people I know?

I've got a bunch of friends who "work out" -- they set aside time every day or two to go to an exercise room -- but they all seem to do everything they possibly can to avoid getting any exercise outside of that. They have to drive (or bum a ride) to go to the store that's just a few blocks away, and never want to do anything that requires them being active.

Does a normal workout wear you out so much that you haven't a single joule of energy to spend outside of it, or does this exercise divert all of the blood from their brain to their muscles and prevent them from seeing that just being generally active in everyday life is good for you too?

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>> Anonymous
I'm sure many of us have those friends.

Instead of walking 10 minutes to class they will drive (and spend more actual time because of parking), and if the walk to the market is 20 minutes they'll take the school shuttle instead.

Before I got a membership to a gym that was a 45 minute walk away, they worked out about twice as much as I did. But I was in better shape because I walk over 2 miles (mostly uphill) a day to get to and around college.

But they're relatively rare, at least the ones I know. You need to find people who realize there's more to fitness than weights and come home right after a workout to Team fortress 2, Doritos, and Carl's Jr.
>> Anonymous
>>9983
>Before I got a membership to a gym that was a 45 minute walk away, they worked out about twice as much as I did.

That wasn't a 45 minute walk away, rather.
>> Anonymous
An effective, healthy lifestyle will include working out regularly, eating well, as well as avoiding 'lazy' options in the day to day life. While work prohibits me walking to many of my daily destination due to time, I take the stairs always and try to walk to many destinations when time allows.