This is going to be another post that does not include the “nuts and bolts” of fitness and how to lose weight fast.  I often do this, intentionally, because I believe the human side of your health and fitness is far more important.  What we have created are lives than run on credit.  We value everything we have so many times over, which is ok, if you don’t borrow against it and or leverage it to death and expect someone else to bail you out.  We are over extended in so many areas of our lives and the “financial crisis” is an example that Wall Street has given us all to learn from.

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Eventually this question is asked of me from just about everyone I meet.  When people find out that my career is that I help people lose weight by figuring out how exercise fits into their lives…”yeah, I need to get back in the gym” is the usual response.  Andrea and I had a some friends over for dinner Saturday night and we covered just about every topic including the one’s “your not supposed to discuss”.

Religion.

Politics.

Kids.

Work.

Then out of the blue it came out…”When do YOU workout, Dave”?

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This morning I when I finished my bootcamp class with a brand new group of great women, we were talking about long term strategies.  Their goals are like most – fat loss.  They are actually enrolled in a pseudo “biggest Loser” contest at a local gym and were looking for a better way to lose fat faster.  I was explaining the importance of not just taking my bootcamp classes for 4 weeks – but how to develop a plan that works.

I spoke of how I subscribe to the 90% rule…if you can’t do it 90% of the time then ultimately you will have to start over again.  They all agreed, having pesonallly suffered that fate in the past.  Part of what I do is help people develop a way to allow exercise to fit into their lives, rather than trying to force their lives to fit around exercise.

Then came the quote.

“Either make time for exercise now or make time for sickness later”

Perfect.

Immediately I asked her if I could use her quote and blog about it a she obviously agreed.

Keep learning.  Keep Sharing.  Win.

Dave
www.homeofficeworkouts.com

I was sitting in the lobby on the Hilton Hotel in Stamford Connecticut, surrounded by the top 1% of the fitness industry professionals in the world.  An overwhelming thought keeps crossing my mind that I believe I need to share with you.  These people get it done.  Since last night there have been a virtual sea of laptops with keyboards being pounded as these true professionals are working on their business and with their clients from a far.

I initially questioned how many of these trainers and business owners are actually accomplishing tasks that will ultimately help them reach their goals and how many of them are just doing “busy work”?  Another word for busy work is procrastination.

How about you and your fitness goals and dreams?

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Atleast that is the picture that is trying to be painted by a few commercials that are airing on television.  Fellow fitness pro Scott Colby first blogged about it last week.  At the conference in Connecticut I went to I was able to chat with Scott about it for a few minutes with Scott Tousignant, both are very respected and extremely successful in the fitness industry.  We all agreed there is a play on words and it was very interesting that in both ads the target market was not the people in the actual ads…it was kids.

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This one is even worse:

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Anything to get our kids inside and less active.  I saw this video over the weekend at the Ryan Lee Bootcamp in Stamford, Connecticut and the entire room of fitness pro’s laughed.  I think the joke may be on us because we have our work cut out for us!

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Now I know some of you are probably saying “hey Dave

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INSANITY can be described as doing the same thing over and over again…expecting different results.

In the United States one example of this is repeatedly continuing to disrespect and attack Governor Sarah Palin by personally attacking her – thinking somehow it will change the fact that she has more executive experience and real life qualifications than the Presidential candidate on the opposing ticket.  (It also does not change the fact that Sarah Palin is NOT running for President).  Insane.

What behavior do you engage in everyday while expecting a different outcome?

What self defeating eating habits do we continue to with while believing if we just do some extra cardio we can justify it.  Hmmm….I’m still gaining weight though.  Insane.

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In the United States, today is the 7th anniversary of the worst attack on U.S. soil in history.  There was a collective wonderment as thoughts of confusion and “how could this happen” reigned through the minds of all of us.

Prior to that day, if you asked most people they would say “that could never happen”, “not here” and “not in MY backyard”.  Well it did.  Then, shortly after, planning began on how to prevent this from every happening again.  Thankfully it has not happened again.  I pray it never does.

This story is so familiar in our individual lives when it comes to our health.  No one thinks a health challenge will invade their lives or the life of someone they love – until it does.  When that challenge is dealt with and hopefully eradicated…many people will change gears, adopt a healthier lifestyle and fight to not let it happen again.

In both cases there can be debate about prevention.

Could we have prevented the events of September 11, 2001?  Can health challenges be prevented by

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We Fit Your Life” is the mantra of a website called LivingXL. This business, like many others you can find on the web, caters to “oversized” people. Yes there are plenty of people who are larger than the averaged Joe…or Jane.

Case in point is one of my good friends from college. In his early 20’s he was 6’4” 240 pounds. He was big, fast, strong and in shape. In fact when he tried out for the New England Patriots football team his body fat was 9 – 11 percent. You may know people who are bigger…much bigger AND in shape.

Is this the segment of the population that these companies pursue? I think not.

The market these companies target is our overweight and obese friends and neighbors. That’s why you will see weight ratings next to fold out chairs 500 and even 800 pound capacity.

Not many of the advertisements depict a person who is off the height and weight chart but seems to be, visibly anyway, in shape. This is part of our problem. Part of the culture we have created.

Enabling.

Patronizing.

Giving up.

Would you give an alcoholic a drink? Probably not. If you think that analogy is unfair.

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You don’t REALLY want to lose weight…you just think you do.

IF you have set a weight loss goal in the past and not achieved the goal then that was not your REAL goal.

IF you have “tried your hardest” to lose weight and failed – then you did not want to lose weight.  You just thought you did.
IF you have “started over” right before every vacation, right after every a vacation, for every New Year’s resolution, every fall when the kids go back to school or after every big blowout eating binge – then you don’t REALLY want to lose weight.

What DO you want?

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