I'm very blunt with my new clients when we're discussing plans at intake. I tell them that standing and walking around for work doesn't count as exercise. That counts as your base level of activity and to stop thinking of that as working out.  People have a skewed perspective on physical activity that takes so much time and effort to change. My new people look at me crazy when they find out I jog at least a 5k first thing in the morning 6 days a week and then later is when I get my serious workout in. They don't even realize how much they're capable of if they'd just try.  I heard a 290 lb 20 year old tell me yesterday that his goal is to be 260 lbs because he's too far gone at this point...on some level I feel bad for the dude because at his age and weight his parents have obviously fucked his shit up, but also at his age he should be getting his own shit together.