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I was supposed to post my article today on recognizing what fitness level you are at, but my current adventures have led me to another topic to discuss for today…

I am at my last conference of the year way out in St. Louis, Missouri away from Boston and while I was out doing my customary walk around the new city taking in the culture, I noticed one very disturbing trend. What I saw was that probably 8 out of 10 people I passed were well overweight.

Literally everywhere I turned I saw more and more people moving slowly, deliberately, and looking like their overweight bodies were causing them physical harm as they walked.

I also noticed (or failed to notice) that there weren’t any health clubs. My hotel has a private one up on the 25th floor, but I couldn’t find one in downtown St. Louis... Now, I’m sure there is one, but unlike most major cities where there’s one on every corner, I couldn’t find one today.

All I can conclude is that it seems like all these people who may want to lose weight and take back their health have far less options.

So what if you’re like many of the people here who don’t have easy access to the gym, what are you supposed to do to get back in shape?

What’s your “fallback” when you can’t make it to the gym? Do you workout at home, take a long walk, go for a run outside, complete body weight exercises, play your favorite sport…?

Personally, I enjoy going for long walks and completing dumbbell workouts at home. I like knowing that no matter what comes up I can always fall back on both of these old, time-tested methods for burning fat and staying in shape.