Langara College
West Coast College of Massage Therapy
RMT 프로그램 임상교수
Continuing from Part 1, I’ll explain why some of you aren’t seeing improvements through exercise by comparing it to cars, particularly high-end brands like Mercedes, BMW, Audi, and Lexus.
Whether you drive a new car or a used one, most of us have experienced taking our car in for repairs at least once or twice. Regardless of what the issue may be, once it’s fixed, you need to keep driving it; otherwise, there’s no doubt that the problem could get worse or lead to dangerous situations.
For example, if your engine has a small oil leak, you can still drive for a while. However, if you don’t fix the leak and refill the oil, it’s guaranteed that your engine will overheat, and the pistons and cylinders will get damaged, eventually leading to the need for an engine replacement. This is 100% guaranteed, as shown in the picture below:
A real headache, isn’t it?
If you had fixed the oil leak early on for around $1,000 to $2,000 (and for German cars, likely over $5,000), there would’ve been no major problem. But by neglecting the repair or thinking it was no big deal due to a lack of knowledge, you end up having to replace the entire engine, costing $10,000 to $20,000 or more.
Now let’s think about this again.
If your car has an oil leak and you continue to “exercise” the car by driving it hard every day without fixing it, will the car get better?
The answer is, “No, the car will get worse!”
The same principle applies to the human body. The logic of the world works the same, and the operation and structure of the human body and machines are remarkably similar.
Therefore, you need to treat the problem in your body and improve its condition before exercising. If not, the reality is that your body will get worse! Once your body deteriorates, the treatment costs will also double.
If you have a problem with your body and, like in the image above, you work hard lifting heavy things, walking, or running intensely, it won’t heal on its own.
Exercising intensely without addressing the issue in your body first usually results in worsening the condition, as mentioned before.
So, when, how, and what kind of exercise should you do? I’ll discuss that in the next part (Part 3).
Kim, Kyung-Hyun (James)
Clinical Instructor of RMT Program of
Langara College
West Coast College of Massage Therapy
khkim0102@yahoo.com
