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Why Open A Gym? Back
We've all seen the statistics. More Americans are obese than at any other time in our nation's history. Diabetes and other weight-related illnesses are at epidemic proportions. Since 1990, there has been a 76% increase in Type II diabetes in adults 30-40 years old¹. The United States has more overweight adults, as percentage of the population, than any other country in the world.
Yet at the same time, we are getting less and less exercise. Research has shown that only a small percentage of us get the exercise we should. We have turned into a sedentary population.

Adding to this issue is that fact that few of us have the time to exercise. Let's face it, more and more of us are working longer hours for the same (or even less!) pay. Our free time is vanishing just as fast as our waistlines are expanding! To further add to the time crunch, more and more households now have two employed adults rather than one. Gone are the days where mom was able to work full-time at home raising the children and managing the family.


These days, mom is typically working outside the home while both parents try to juggle the household chores. The bottom line: no wonder we're not exercising…..who has the time?!?! As a matter of fact, 78% of Americans are not meeting the basic activity level recommendations, and 25% are completely sedentary¹!


The public is desperately seeking the answer to their weight-related problems. Our doctors tell us to exercise, the media tells us to exercise, and we all know we should exercise. But exercise is hard. Exercise is time-consuming. The gym is intimidating. So like our friends, we try every quick-fix gimmick that comes along. Remember the grapefruit diet? How about the watermelon diet? Or how about any of the hundreds of quick-fix remedies that don't work? Strapping a battery-powered belt to our waist to deliver a low-level electric pulse that 'melts fat'…..a cream that 'melts fat' when applied to the skin…..a pill that 'melts fat' when taken twice a day…..and the list goes on and on and on.

Those that do join a typical gym are frustrated too. It's intimidating when you go into the gym and you're greeted at the desk by Ken and Barbie. They give you a quick tour of some confusing machines and then you're on your own to figure them out. (Of course, if you don't mind spending a lot of money you can always hire a personal trainer for $50 per hour on top of your gym membership!) It's hard to figure out how to use the machines, and when you learn how to use them you're usually waiting in line for your turn on the equipment.

Those that do master the hundreds of different pieces of equipment in the big gyms still find that their gym doesn't meet their needs. They spend 30 to 45 minutes on the free weights and weight stacks to get their resistance training, then 15 minutes waiting for a bike or treadmill to be available, then another 30 minutes getting their cardiovascular workout, then 15 more minutes getting through the locker room………it's a two-hour commitment to exercise! Who has time for that?

97 million number of adults in the United States that are overweight²
65 million number of Americans currently on a diet²
12.2 billion amount spent on health & fitness nationwide in 2002³
34 million number of Americans that belonged to a gym/health club in 2002³

The needs are real. People want to improve their health, lose weight and look better. They just need help. That's where you come in. The time to get into the health & fitness business is now.

Pick Up The PaceTM meets these needs and addresses every shortcoming of the gimmick diets and big gyms. Pick Up The PaceTM is the new and exciting concept in health and fitness! As a Pick Up The PaceTM gym owner, you can help others achieve their goals while you achieve yours: owning your own successful business with unlimited growth potential.

Before we get started, let us say up front that Pick Up The PaceTM is not a franchise. We have spent countless hours researching the franchise system, and for the same reasons that we didn't buy a franchise, we will not offer one to you. The Pick Up The PaceTM system brings you more benefits than the fitness franchises at a fraction of the cost! Be sure to read our 'Franchise vs. Pick Up The PaceTM' page for details on how you can save up to $60,000 when opening your own gym! No, this isn't a gimmick or a trick, it's a fact based upon pretty basic math that you can do for yourself at home.


So if you enjoy helping people achieve their goals, you're friendly and outgoing, and you want to be your own boss, then Pick Up The PaceTM is the solution you've been looking for! The customers are there. The product is there. The only missing piece of the puzzle is you.

¹Source: National Institutes of Health
²Source: Wall Street Journal; 7-16-03; pages B1 and B4
³Source: International Sports Science Association (ISSA); 7-22-03

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