Why do medical employees always exercise?

[jennifer_bloom]

These guys work 60-100 hour weeks during residency and they still exercise every day before, in between, or after their shift. My family doctor is at least 60 and booked a trip to climb one of the tallest mountains in the world with his son, and he used to climb the CN tower every year to raise money for charity. I know another doctor who bikes uphill for 60 kilometres a day to raise money for charity, and his wife bikes next to him. Do they do it to sharpen their minds?

[Sonorous]

They're smart people with already sharpened minds. We humans were meant to constantly move & they probably discovered many signs corroborating this when assessing the health of active people vs inactive people. That and understanding the mechanistic side of just how much better the body functions in many many ways when it's in motion. There are too many benefits to list. So many benefits that we're still discovering new ones.

[exitseven]

They know the benefits of exercise. THe doc that did my hip replacement was 72. He just had a new knee replacement and he was climbing mountains already.

[exitseven]

Thanks for the MHO

[grungeberry]

Because they seem to understand the importance of why they should. Shouldn’t everyone?