Kopite Posted October 4, 2007 Share Posted October 4, 2007 Having a discussion with someone at the minute and just wondering if you all agree with this. From the interweb, it says: "When one thing causes another, if we remove the cause, the effect should vanish. If, on the other hand, one thing is an excuse for another, then taking away the excuse will change nothing -- the effect will remain." Do people agree with this? I do. The argument's about why I've slacked off going to the gym recently. At the start of the year, I damaged my back when I randomly leaned forward, wasn't severe but made me get a referral to physio which never came. It lasted about 6 weeks as i'm always leaning forward in my job, there's no getting around that. Didn't need anytime off with it but I didn't contemplate going to the gym. Ironically, I had a throat infection and fever after those 6 weeks which made me lose a stone in weight but also put me off work for a week. During this bed rest, my back sorted itself out. I tried to get back to the gym but found my heart rate was getting too high too early so i left it a while thinking my body hadn't recovered fully from losing a stone in a week. After this, i also developed DeQuervain's syndrome which meant that I struggle to grip anything (even writing a sentance aches) but it was manageable. I've given up playing the guitar recently as it was too painful. As it so happens, my back is also troubling me again after I was lifting some boxes a couple of weeks ago. The debate above comes from me being told that I'm making excuses not to go to the gym, I'm saying their just reasons. I played football at the weekend and couldn't move very freely so took it easy. I enjoyed going to the gym and I love playing football (do a 100 mile round trip at the weekend for it) so why would I make excuses not to go? To me it's just the reason I'm leaving it for a while. From the above, which do YOU think it is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl0s Posted October 4, 2007 Share Posted October 4, 2007 From the interweb, it says: "When one thing causes another, if we remove the cause, the effect should vanish. If, on the other hand, one thing is an excuse for another, then taking away the excuse will change nothing -- the effect will remain." Do people agree with this? Of course, it makes perfect sense. Whether or not you're making up excuses is another thing entirely though.. I have no idea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merckx Posted October 4, 2007 Share Posted October 4, 2007 It doesn't sound like you're making excuses, just doing the sensible thing and giving the gym a rest until you feel better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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