Pat Clark

Pat became involved in fitness through sports, martial arts and military service. He studied Exercise Science in college and spent much of his early life training the same way: a mix of traditional body-building exercises, Olympic lifting and running. By a certain age he noticed his joints hurt frequently and he felt less mobile. He only felt strong in specific positions and sprang for the ice pack whenever he challenged his range of motion. After he began training with Greg and Sarah and discovered there was more to life than bicep curls (although he still does these from time to time). Pat enjoys functional movement, tumbling, high intensity interval training, working with heavy maces and clubs and rucking local trails. His day job involves many hours in front of a computer so he enjoys the close-knit sense of community found at the Chapel Hill Movement Gym.

in HIS own words

“I once heard someone say ‘When you stop moving you start dying.’ In physical terms, I think people stop moving because humans have a habit of creating boundaries around what we believe our bodies ‘can’ and ‘cannot’ do, especially as we advance in age or sustain injury. What I’ve learned over the years is that if you gently push on these boundaries, consciously and consistently, many of them tend to disappear. It’s important to know your limits but it is equally important to approach life with an expansive mind. This could involve moving your body in a way you are not used to, or responding to that person who frequently gets on your nerves with compassion instead of anger. Wherever you’re at in life, don’t stop moving.”

Certifications

BA in Exercise Science
ACSM