Exercise isn’t always fun. Where’s the open space to move around? The quiet to focus on your health? Where is that place to run, to take a walk, or get your hands dirty? The gym is a dreaded place for many people, because it cannot always be motivational. Walking a mile through the woods or plains is a different experience from walking on a treadmill for a mile. But there isn’t always a lot of nature where people live. Big cities don’t always allow people the quiet they need to focus or the space they need to exercise, so the only other option is the gym. Those kinds of options don’t get everyone excited to exercise. But heart health and basic muscle production requires a body that is put to use once in a while. Which is why a trip to Dude ranches could do a person good. The main point of a ranch visit is to enjoy yourself, but some may not realize why they are enjoying themselves so much. A person gets to experience freedom of walking where they please, having hearty meals, and getting to use their hands. A person may even find his or herself learning how to ride horseback. A body can respond better to having a purpose. We were hunters and gatherers much longer than we have been businesswomen and men. Plainly speaking, though our minds tell us to go to the office, our bodies, want to run and jump and move. And while you think you’re giving your mind a workout by making baskets with your hands or learning how to ride a horse, your body feels useful again. The symmetry between body and mind is restored when both get to be used. When both are stimulated, a person is healthy and happy.

But people don’t always know where to look. Yet they are everywhere if you just open your eyes. Montana dude ranches, for example, are some of the best around. The point of a ranch is to go back to a time where the body and mind were both used and both needed, and feel like there is a purpose for both again.

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