This post is written by Matt Stapleton, a clinic director for
ATI Physical Therapy. What does the word ‘exercise’ truly mean
to you? I pose this question because I feel that there is a
disparity between the mind and the body’s perception of
exercise. I realized very early on that my goal in life is to
get people motivated to be active and as healthy as they
possibly can be to ward off preventable illnesses. Over my
career, I found that people have trouble finding time to
‘exercise,’ as they simply can’t fit it into their schedules.
They tell me “By the time they get home and have dinner, it’s
too late to go to the gym and workout,” or “My lunch break is
too short to use the elliptical at work,” or “I need to watch my
kids on the days/nights I have off, and I can’t use my
treadmill.” Sound familiar? The explanations above all relate
exercise to a certain activity, facility, or piece of equipment.
I am here to debunk the theory that calories can only be burned
on an elliptical and muscles can only get stronger