Top 20 Excuses People Hold Onto the Treadmill (page 3)
11. “My trainer says it’s okay.”
I once asked a trainer why his able-bodied, young client was still holding on after three weeks. He said, “She’s scared.” Beware of trainers who fail to empower you. Something tells me that if the client were a man with tattoos who had pulled up into the gym’s parking lot in a Harley, the trainer wouldn’t have endorsed the holding on. (And yes, macho-looking men have been known to cling fast to the treadmill.)
Think about it: You are holding onto the treadmill while your trainer stands beside you. Is this a waste of money or what?
12. “My doctor told me to do it.”
Since when are doctors authorities on proper walking technique? Medical training teaches medical students all about medications, surgery and diagnostic equipment. Not one class in medical school involves basic exercise design. Doctors-in-training do rounds at hospitals, not gyms. Doctors are best at diagnosing and treating disease, not at explaining Exercise 101.
Physicians should always advise their patients to exercise, but HOW to exercise is best left to a certified fitness professional – and just plain ‘ol common sense.
13. “Everyone else does it.”
Popularity doesn’t make it right.
14. “Hey, it’s better than doing nothing!”
I wouldn’t be so sure about that. “Nothing” won’t result in repetitive stress injuries to the hips or knees. And aren’t you worth more than something that’s just one little notch above “nothing?”
15. “I figure it’s okay because I see people with great bodies doing it.”
Some people who hold onto the treadmill actually have really good weight-training habits. They get their great bodies from comprehensive weight workouts. But then they don’t know the basics of walking.
A person may also have a grand body simply from youth, genetics, and maybe sports participation. So just because Tarzan or Jane hold onto the treadmill, doesn’t mean it’s the smart thing to do.
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