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Most have heard of the 80/20 rule as it applies to sales.  Vilfredo Pareto’s (1848 – 1923) law of income distribution was and still is ridiculously predictable. 

Pareto’s brilliance dictates that 80% of sales comes from 20% of customers.  After closer inspection most businesses find this not only true but sometimes skewed even further – 90/10, 95/5 or even 99/1.

Stick with me on this one…I promise I will tie it in to fitness in general and most importantly how it relates to two things:  1.)  Why this principle will directly affect your ability to lose fat while working out at home.  2)  How this principle is the underlying reason why you have had trouble getting in shape in the past.

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How many times have you heard “if you don’t have your health…what do you have”?

I personally would rather be fit and broke than fat, unhealthy and broke.  Why not be in shape and have money?

If you are unhealthy and unfit, all the money in the world won’t matter in the grand scheme of things.  Fitness professionals have been pressing this and similar points for years.  In this economic environment many people are “feeling” the money crunch and just praying they are not hit with a sickness.

The worst case scenario is no money and no health.

If you are exercising and taking care of yourself then

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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

This morning (ok it’s still morning) my first client was telling me that Madonna’s trainer is now working with Gweneth Paltrow.  Gweneth was apparently talking about how she works out for an hour and 45 minutes – 6 days per week.

Do you have the resources or TIME for that?

Does it take that much time and effort to lose fat?

Trainers all over the country are still

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