Health Is an Ongoing Process (And Why Most People Miss That)
Richie Ramirez • February 9, 2026
Health Is an Ongoing Process (And Why Most People Miss That)
Last night during the Super Bowl, I didn’t see many commercials.
I was working. Gym stuff, programming, planning — the usual. I’m also a Patriots fan, so I was already half-distracted. The game itself didn’t pull me in much, and like a lot of people, I heard plenty of opinions about the halftime show afterward.
But one commercial caught my attention — and it stuck with me.
It wasn’t flashy. It wasn’t funny.
It was about health.
The commercial walked through how science actually works:
- You observe
- You question
- You form a hypothesis
- And then you test
Over and over.
As the words repeated — test, test, test — the screen showed fast clips of athletes training, moving, competing, pushing, adapting.
Then it reset again: observe, question, hypothesize, test.
And the main message landed hard:
Health is an ongoing process. It never ends.
That idea alone is something most people miss.
Doing Fitness “On Your Own” Isn’t the Problem
A lot of people try to do fitness, weight loss, or health changes on their own. That’s not inherently bad.
But here’s the issue I see after years of coaching:
If you’re not constantly reassessing where you are, how do you actually know whether what you’re doing is working?
Most people default to:
- The scale
- The mirror
- How clothes fit
And yes — those can be useful data points. Especially for women, how clothes fit can tell you a lot.
But those are limited measurements, and they rarely tell the full story.
If that’s all you’re looking at, you’re missing:
- Sleep quality
- Energy levels
- Strength changes
- Cardio capacity
- Joint health
- Recovery
- Stress tolerance
And that’s where people unknowingly get negative returns from their training.
This Is Why Coaching Matters
Good coaching isn’t just about workouts.
It’s about:
- Observing patterns
- Asking better questions
- Testing what works
- Removing what doesn’t
At our gym, I push this constantly with our coaches.
If a client loses 15 pounds, great — but that’s not the end of the conversation.
How’s their sleep?
Do they feel better or worse day-to-day?
Is their strength improving?
Are they recovering faster?
If someone loses weight but feels exhausted, sleeps poorly, and has no energy, that’s not a win — that’s a warning sign.
Health improvements should stack, not cancel each other out.
Health Doesn’t End When You Hit a Goal
This is the bigger point.
If you:
- Hit a weight goal
- Finish a challenge
- Reach a milestone
Then what?
Health doesn’t stop because you checked a box.
If you’ve been going to the gym for years — and you’re not in better shape now than you were years ago — something needs to be reassessed.
Unless something catastrophic happened and you’re starting over, you should:
- Move better
- Feel better
- Have better conditioning
- Maintain muscle
- Function better in daily life
Yes, aging happens. There’s a difference between being 70 and 80.
But if you’re training well, even later in life, you should still:
- Move independently
- Maintain joint function
- Have strength and balance
- Live with confidence
That already puts you ahead of most of the population.
Treat Your Fitness Like Science
This is where that commercial nailed it.
Fitness should follow the same pattern:
- Observe – Where am I right now?
- Question – What’s working? What isn’t?
- Hypothesize – What should I adjust?
- Test – Try it for 8–12 weeks
- Reassess – Look at more than just the scale
Look for positive returns — and be honest about negative ones.
Overtraining, poor recovery, bad sleep, low energy — those are signals, not badges of honor.
If you’re very dedicated, I guarantee there are things in your training that are giving you diminishing or negative returns — you just haven’t stopped to evaluate them.
Health Is Ongoing — And That’s the Point
That’s why the commercial stuck with me.
Health isn’t a phase.
Fitness isn’t a finish line.
It’s a process that evolves as you age, as life changes, as stress changes, as priorities shift.
If this makes sense to you, start applying it — even on your own.
And if you ever want help reassessing, asking better questions, or setting smarter goals, that’s what we do.
You can:
- Shoot me a message
- Ask questions
- Set up a free intro
- Or jump in and let us handle the process for you
That’s the advantage of experience, coaching, and constant reassessment.
Health never ends — and that’s a good thing.
— Richie
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