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I think most of the 97 million or so Americans who are overweight have convinced themselves that somehow they can not begin to get fit and lose weight to spend a lot of money on home gyms, exercise and fitness equipment or diet pills even worse. How can I make that assumption you ask?

Good that someone is paying for all the expensive television commercials that run 24 / 7 advertising your home gym or a particular piece of exercise equipment. You know, those with very good fit for man or woman working sexy tone, smiling all the time. People are buying this equipment otherwise the ads will stop function.

Indeed, instead of adapting tone athletes, why not show overweight people huffing and sweating away on treadmills and gyms. It's all psychology of advertising to my friend, and yes it works. You see, in order to get to buy your home gym, treadmill or piece of equipment, must convince that either you can not get fit without the piece of equipment or your home gym equipment will be much easier for you to achieve their fitness goals.

This is where I think many people turn this into an impulse purchase. Wanting to get fit and lose weight, buy the piece of fitness equipment as seen in the commercial, with hope, an idea or thought that is going to make it easier for them to lose weight and achieve their goals fitness.

If I may prove my point. The floor before your feet is absolutely free, and push-ups are an impressive complex (multiple muscles) for the year. push-ups involving his pectorals, triceps, abdominals, lower back muscles, glutes, quads and even somewhat lats (many of these muscles working to stabilize the body in the upward thrust, but nevertheless they are used.) Now, you can download free on floor until your feet and do push-ups at any time of morning, noon or night, at a moments notice. How many have you done today? And how did yesterday, last week and the week before?

If you have not done any of these occurrences awesome fat burning, free, exercise, then what makes you think buying a shiny new gym is going to suddenly start working out? muscles contract, building muscle, burning fat and calories burning will take work, if you use a luxury home gym or a grassroots approach easier. Oh, and ladies you need to do push-ups too!

The thing that does not come with its exercise equipment is a habit. And, it's a habit, not a piece of fitness equipment and exercise that will determine if you have a lean fit body, or excessive body weight is 5 years from now. Awesome, now go!

About the Author:

Darryl Kimball is a commercial helicopter pilot and the creator of The Body Habit, a 98 page ebook available at http://www.thebodyhabit.com The Body Habit is the "No time, not motivation, stay at home but still lose weight and get fit workout for smart people."

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