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Michael Laviolette, PT, DPT, OCS

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Michael Laviolette, PT, DPT, OCS

DOCTOR of PT GETTING BUSY PROFESSIONALS IN THEIR BEST SHAPE WITH FLEXIBLE FITNESS AND HEALTH PLANS.

12/17/2025

You can do a lot with a little equipment, but there’s a caveat…

your training has to match the set up.

You’re showing up but it feels like you’re a pinning your wheels.

Frustrating…but here’s the thing.

You’re not plateauing because you’re missing equipment.

You plateau because you’re not using what you have the way you should.

When weight is limited, progress comes from:

being clear about what to focus on

letting go of what doesn’t matter right now

and matching your training to the season you’re in

Maybe effort isn’t the problem.

Maybe lack of clarity is.

That’s why some people feel stuck even if the consistency is there.

If you want some ideas on how to use what you’ve got to continue to make progress shoot me a DM

12/14/2025

She’s just better at watching the kids than me 🤷‍♂️

12/03/2025

You can automate or delegate almost everything in life now …

except your health.

And most people don’t realize that until their energy, strength, or confidence starts slipping.

If you want a simple way to get started again without living in the gym, I put together a short workout plan for major results in minor time.

Comment PLAN and I’ll send it to you.

12/02/2025

November photo dump…and I’ve noticed something big about my recent photo dumps.

There aren’t many of them with other people…

Because when I’m with other people, I’ve been present.

Some family time at Great Wolf

Some coffee with a client and friend that was in from Georgia

“Flexin on em’” with Selena

Some client wins

Some personal (physical) growth

Falling back in love with music

More client wins

Billy Beez (I wonder how many bones get broken a week there).

First birthday cake smash

Hanging with “sheenacorn”

11/25/2025

You don’t need a garage full of equipment to make progress, just enough to stay consistent when life gets loud.

11/15/2025

Do it now. Don’t push it off another day.

11/12/2025

You keep saying you’ll “get back in shape” when life slows down.

When work calms down.
When you feel ready.

But that day never comes.

You’re not tired from lifting weights…
you’re tired from thinking about lifting weights.

You’re exhausted from breaking promises to yourself.

Every time you say “tomorrow,” you train your brain that your goals don’t matter.

Forget motivation.
Forget perfect plans.

Start walking.
Start moving.
Start with something.

Because the heaviest thing you’ll ever lift
is the version of yourself that keeps saying,
“tomorrow.”

11/05/2025

If you eat at night, it makes you gain weight, right?

There’s so much BS on social media that it’s hard to know what’s actually true when you’re trying to lose weight and get in shape.

You’re working late, juggling family, errands, and everything else.

You don’t have time to sift through noise and that’s one of the reasons people work with me.

So they can stop guessing and follow a plan built for them.

Here’s the truth.

Your body doesn’t store food as fat just because it’s late.

What matters most is your total intake, not the clock.

That said, eating at consistent times can help regulate hormones like ghrelin, leptin, and GLP-1…

the ones that control hunger, fullness, and blood sugar.

That makes consistency easier, but it’s not the reason you gain or lose fat.

Every night I look forward to my fruit, yogurt, a fiber-one square with peanut butter, and chocolate Fairlife milk every night.

No weight gain because it fits my plan.

If you’re done piecing together random advice, DM me PROCESS, and I’ll send you a process that actually fits your life.

11/02/2025

October was busy but there’s always time for training and family.

Scare crow festival in Old Weathersfield CT

Great coffees

Great friends

Great lifts. Loving the pendulum squat (new toy )

Great shoulder development

A few trunk or treats, and a trick or treat

Walk for and the

And the Jack O Lantern fest at

10/28/2025

I work with people who are past injuries so often that sometimes I forget I’m a physical therapist.

A lot of my clients still are injured or have a history of injury, the difference is, I get to work with them beyond what insurance covers.

We’re not just focused on getting out of pain anymore.

We’re focused on building strength.

Strength for their families.
Strength for their careers.
Strength for the long run.

Rehab shouldn’t end when the insurance stops paying.

A lot of times that’s when we’ve just dug in.

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