Why Paying For Exercise Programs Actually Works

I remember being in high school watching late night TV and the commercials that would be on were always some get healthy quick scheme, random health drinks, ab-blaster machines, or the occasional low budget P90X commercials before it became popular.  

Many people look at paying for someone to help you get healthy as a ridiculous concept.  As physicians we KNOW that eating healthy and staying active is what we should all be doing, yet many of us fail to do it in our own lives.  

Why is that?  Many people may blame it on their patient schedules, overnight call, or the bad food choices in the hospital cafeteria.  Yet what if it was more than just that?  What if it was more about your INVESTED MOTIVATION to make a change in your life?

The last 10 weeks my wife and I partook in an exercise program run by Farrell's.  It essentially consisted of kickboxing and strength training exercises mixed with nutritional goals and meal planning.  Now some of you out there may look at programs like these and laugh, stating that as a physician I should not have to PAY someone to tell me to eat healthy and exercise.

However, research shows that when you do invest financially into something (be it a book, exercise program. coaching, etc) you actually gain MORE benefit from it than if it were given to you for free.  Think about it - if I wrote a book and gave you the choice to take a free copy OR pay my $10 to get it, you would most likely take the free option.  HOWEVER, you would be more likely to read it and INVEST YOURSELF into the material of the book if you paid me the money.  So in the end, which choice is better?

Listen in this week as I discuss my journey with this 10 week program as well as my thoughts on this topic and more!

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