David Adewumi
Hacking Exercise -- How to stay (or get back into) shape!
Motivation = Decision before Action — Before the first step in the ten thousand mile journey, you must first decide to begin the journey.
Time: Pay yourself first. Take 60-90 minutes, same time, same place every day, and work out. This time includes warm-up,cool down, stretching, and commute time to plac of work out. RescueTime says you are only working 9-10 hours anyways. Don't kid yourself, you have a lot of time to work out.
Exercise. What type of exercise should I do?: Run, Bike, or Swim as primary exercise. Strength & Flexibility is important, and discussed later.
Equipment: Trust your training, and trust your equipment. Buy from a local shop, where they are experienced and will remember your name.
Partner Up: Don't workout alone if you don't have to. Find someone who is in (slightly) better shape that is going solo — or find a group of friends to train with.
Training: 'Showing Up is Not Half the Battle' - Find a coach/mentor.
Strength & Flexibility: There's a reason 'core' is called core - don't shirk your core muscles (abdomen, obliques, lower back), stretch, and have a good strength training program. You don't need a gym membership — but it's easier to use weights than gravity, especially with core muscles.
Nutrition: 'If the furnace is hot enough…"
Sleep: Sleep is a crutch — but a crutch your body (and mind) really need. Get at least 8 hours a day. ———————————————— Journal — It's good for both reflection and analysis, as well as sharing and review by coaching.
The reason most people never reach their goals is that they don't define them, learn about them, or even seriously consider them as believable or achievable. Winners can tell you where they are going, what they plan to do along the way, and who will. ~ Dennis Waitley.
About David Adewumi:
David Adewumi, Founder and Chief Storyteller of Heekya, leads the overall vision and product strategy for the start-up dubbed the 'Wikipedia of Stories.'
For the past year, he has been contributing writer for VentureBeat.com, a high profile Silicon Valley technology and venture capital blog. Previously, he led sales & product development for Lomic, Inc. an oil & natural gas software firm.
Mr. Adewumi has served in the US Army as an Airborne Infantryman. He attended the Pennsylvania State University, where he pursued a degree in Economics.
