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No Time To Workout? Think Again...

Many people feel they don't have time to exercise. The truth is you don't have time not to exercise.

There are 168 hours in a week. Training three times per week for one hour = only 1.79 percent of the entire week. That is doable.

Not convinced? Let’s get realistic:

Work eight hours / day at five days / week = 40 hours

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Two-hour preparation and travel time to and from work each day (2 x 5) = 10 hours

30 minutes for each meal eaten each day (x 3 = 1.5) x 7 days = 10.5 hours

Sleep time at 8 hours per night (x 7) = 56

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TOTAL FOR WEEK = 116.5

168 total hours in week – 116.5 = 51.5 remaining hours for other things (e.g., family time, recreation, errands, relaxing, etc.).

3 x 1-hour training sessions each week = 5.8% of the remaining 51.5 hours.

3 x 45 minute training sessions each week = 4.37% of the 51.5 remaining hours.

3 x 30 minute training sessions each week = 2.9% of the remaining 51.5 hours.

Find the time, make the time, stick with it, no excuses

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