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“I Don’t Have Time to Train” – Why It’s Not Really About Time

We hear it all the time: “I’d love to train, but I just don’t have the time." or "I need to cancel my membership because I'm so busy with work and I just dont have the time"

Let’s be real — that’s not a time problem. It’s a priority problem.

📊 Do the Maths

There are 168 hours in a week.
Even if you train 3 times a week, and add in travel either side, you’re looking at around 6 hours total.

That still leaves you with 162 hours for everything else.

It’s not that you don’t have time — it’s that you’re not prioritising your health.

🪥 Make Fitness Non-Negotiable

Think of training like brushing your teeth. You don’t wake up and say, “I don’t have time to brush today.” You just do it because it’s part of taking care of yourself.

Fitness works the same way. It’s not optional — it’s the foundation for living a healthier, stronger, and more energetic life.

🔄 What If You’ve Fallen Off Track?

Life happens. We all go through phases where training slips. That’s normal.

But here’s the key:

“Missing once is an accident. Missing twice is the start of a new habit.” — James Clear

So if you miss a session, don’t beat yourself up — just get back to it. The danger comes when one missed workout turns into two… then three. That’s how the habit of skipping starts to form.

Don’t wait for the “perfect time” to start again — because life never really calms down. The best time to get back on track is now.

💡 Takeaway

If your health and fitness are important to you, you’ll find the time. If not, you’ll find an excuse.

At CrossFit Greater Brislington, our sessions are just one hour, and we design every class to be efficient, effective, and doable — even for the busiest schedules.

So the question isn’t whether you have the time… it’s whether you’re ready to make your health a priority.

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