Lack of time is the most common excuse that is repeated right through the year for not exercising. Interestingly, I stumble upon this mind your body article that listed out the most common excuses from January to December.

January – need to work on those pineapple tarts
February – New Year festive
March – school is out
April – short getaways
May – Corporate travel
June – It is holiday time
July – got to go shopping
August – fasting month
September – year-end projects start piling up
October – I am bored
November – Wet weather
December – Party time

And amongst the listed, about half are exactly the same excuses I uttered ;p Nevertheless, all excuses really pale in comparison when I get to know this Sikh runner.

Life only begins for Fauja Singh at the age of 90. Born in 1911 and for the first 81 years of his life, Fauja Singh was a farmer. He rediscovered his new running career only at the age of 81 and is still running.

Some distinctive milestones of Fauja Singh:

• He rediscovered running at age 81 (because he was bored sitting around his son’s house) and ran his first marathon at 89.
• In year 2000, he set a world record for 90 year-olds
• He ran faster as he got older!
• He became a poster boy for Addidas’s campaign “Impossible is Nothing” and he gave a large chunk of the money to charity
• He’s a pure vegetarian
• He ran Marathons-London(5), Toronto(1), New York(1)

This is 2008 and Fauja Singh hopes to return in 2009 to break the record for the oldest marathon runner – held by a 98-year-old Greek athlete...

Man becomes great when they truly live their dreams. So, what is your (my) excuse for not exercising and living your dream?