Health & Fitness Clubs Orangeville ON

When Dave Taylor moved his company, Intuitive Systems, to a new office, he purposely chose a place two and a half miles from his Boulder, Colo., home. It’s close enough to walk, but far enough to qualify as exercise. Regular exercise.

“If I try to do something separate as exercise, it’ll always be overtaken,” says Taylor, who has three children and a management consulting startup.

His situation is hardly unique. Business and family constantly compete for entrepreneurs’ attention, leaving little time for exercise. You won’t find research that says your business will go belly-up if you don’t work out. But exercise and the associated health and fitness benefits – more energy and stress relief – help entrepreneurs balance work and family, and contribute to success.

A Tiger on Your Tail

Exercise increases energy and improves concentration; people who exercise regularly are more productive and are better able to manage stress, says Dr. Alan Christianson, a naturopath and CEO of Integrative Health Care in Scottsdale, Ariz.

When your mind is constantly working and you’re under psychological stress, your body responds as if a tiger were chasing you. “In the absence of physical activity, that stress response doesn’t turn off,” Christianson says.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advises adults to exercise at least 30 minutes a day, five days a week – or for longer periods three days weekly.

Author: Lynne Meredith Schreiber

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