Resolve to take care of you

By Bill Bedford, PT, DPT, CIDN; Ferrell-Whited Physical Therapy Services and Bedford Fitness

Almost everyone has some sort of health goals. Many people join a gym to start toward their goals, but is this the best step? Here is a little data: 67 percent of people don’t use their gym memberships and the average monthly cost of membership is $57 ($684 annually, which is expensive if you are not using it).

You also don’t receive motivation, accountability and instruction on how to safely progress, exercise and meet your goals without paying an extra fee.

So, what is the best option? Work with a personal trainer in a studio setting who will hold you accountable, motivate you, and provide professional instruction in a judgment-free environment that is absent gym fees.

At Ferrell-Whited Physical Therapy, you get one-on-one treatment that will keep you progressing toward your goals. As an emphasis on personal training, we have recently split off our fitness portion of the business, Bedford Fitness, to offer the highest quality personal training and expert fitness classes combined with physical therapy and rehabilitation services.

We also have workouts available online when you’re not in a training session, and many of the exercises can be done in your house without expensive equipment.

We have the unique combination of a physical therapist and medical exercise specialist working together to keep you healthy.

If you have aches and pains that you have been ignoring, now is the perfect time to come in for physical therapy so that you will be ready to go when the weather gets better. As part of our physical therapy services, we offer strengthening, manual therapy and dry needling, and most physical therapy is covered by insurance.

Ferrell-Whited Physical Therapy and Bedford Fitness is located at 2 Berea Commons, Suite 10, in downtown Berea. For more fitness information, call 440-973-4952 or visit BedfordPTFit.com. For physical therapy, call 440-973-4950 or visit FerrellWhited.com.