Lifestyle

Today we have more technology than ever. Moore’s Law states that technology doubles every 18 months. That means we know twice as much today as we did a year and a half ago. Well, that’s no longer true. Today technology seems to double every 18 minutes! With all this technology, how is it then that we have more disease now than ever?

“John Paul, may I talk to you outside please?” I knew it was about to get uncomfortable as I followed the doctor and his colleague out into the hallway. “Your mother’s disease is progressive and her condition is deteriorating quickly,” he said. “We’ve tried everything we can do, but nothing seems to be working.”

You’ve heard the saying: “There’s no use being the richest person in the cemetery!” Would you sacrifice your health for wealth? Recently, a client approached me with a dilemma: he was offered a lucrative job and wasn’t sure if he should take it. What would you do if you were in his shoes?

My role as a Clinical Exercise Physiologist is to promote health and fitness. I do not manage disease. That’s what medical doctors do. For the most part, they manage disease by suppressing symptoms with drugs.

Here’s a popular line that every personal trainer hears regularly: “I need to start working out. I’m going to come to see you.” I’ve heard that said so many times over the years that it doesn’t even register anymore.