Comments on: Naked CEO series: work life balance and health/fitness at a startup http://www.oneafrikan.com/archives/2007/05/15/naked-ceo-series-work-life-balance-and-healthfitness-at-a-startup/ Share what you know, Learn what you don't. This is the evolution of one Afrikan. Fri, 09 Jan 2009 20:27:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Geoff http://www.oneafrikan.com/archives/2007/05/15/naked-ceo-series-work-life-balance-and-healthfitness-at-a-startup/#comment-81789 Geoff Mon, 21 May 2007 18:10:37 +0000 http://www.oneafrikan.com/archives/2007/05/15/naked-ceo-series-work-life-balance-and-healthfitness-at-a-startup/#comment-81789 Gareth -- it is a tough balance, but easier if you are single. ;) i tried the early morning thing & it just didn't last long...my body / muscles were too stiff / asleep...plus i am a night owl & generally hit the rack at midnight. now, i basically go to the gym almost everyday at lunch...do 30-40 minutes, grab some lunch & get back to work. you really come back to work a bit more charged & awake. sometimes i do the workout after work, but it's really risky with family stuff always going on. i essentially plan to work out everyday knowing i will miss 1-2 days per week. then i also hit the dojo 2 times per week from 7:00PM to 8:30 or 9. makes for a late night, so i have a small snack before & after. also, compared to when i was 25 (now 40), i workout a lot "smarter" if that makes any sense. i don't do any "resting/psyching up" in the gym, just from one spot to the next, always super-setting. i have also been trying to incorporate some of Mark Twight's [ http://www.gymjones.com/knowledge.php?id=35 ] super intense methods into my routine. GBG Gareth — it is a tough balance, but easier if you are single. ;) i tried the early morning thing & it just didn’t last long…my body / muscles were too stiff / asleep…plus i am a night owl & generally hit the rack at midnight.

now, i basically go to the gym almost everyday at lunch…do 30-40 minutes, grab some lunch & get back to work. you really come back to work a bit more charged & awake. sometimes i do the workout after work, but it’s really risky with family stuff always going on. i essentially plan to work out everyday knowing i will miss 1-2 days per week. then i also hit the dojo 2 times per week from 7:00PM to 8:30 or 9. makes for a late night, so i have a small snack before & after.

also, compared to when i was 25 (now 40), i workout a lot “smarter” if that makes any sense. i don’t do any “resting/psyching up” in the gym, just from one spot to the next, always super-setting. i have also been trying to incorporate some of Mark Twight’s [ http://www.gymjones.com/knowledge.php?id=35 ] super intense methods into my routine.

GBG

]]> By: Gareth Knight http://www.oneafrikan.com/archives/2007/05/15/naked-ceo-series-work-life-balance-and-healthfitness-at-a-startup/#comment-81302 Gareth Knight Thu, 17 May 2007 21:37:46 +0000 http://www.oneafrikan.com/archives/2007/05/15/naked-ceo-series-work-life-balance-and-healthfitness-at-a-startup/#comment-81302 I hear ya ;-) Bird bath is crap!! Would love to be able to snowboard to work! I hear ya ;-) Bird bath is crap!!

Would love to be able to snowboard to work!

]]> By: Ian http://www.oneafrikan.com/archives/2007/05/15/naked-ceo-series-work-life-balance-and-healthfitness-at-a-startup/#comment-81299 Ian Thu, 17 May 2007 21:06:24 +0000 http://www.oneafrikan.com/archives/2007/05/15/naked-ceo-series-work-life-balance-and-healthfitness-at-a-startup/#comment-81299 Hehe, well it's just one solution to the problem that might inspire other people reading this post. A shower is a big problem, but I have managed with having a bird bath in gents toilets before (far from ideal though). Also, you can cycle in slowly and not get too sweaty, then cane it on the way home. Running, roller skating and human powered flight may all be other possibilities... :) Hehe, well it’s just one solution to the problem that might inspire other people reading this post. A shower is a big problem, but I have managed with having a bird bath in gents toilets before (far from ideal though). Also, you can cycle in slowly and not get too sweaty, then cane it on the way home.

Running, roller skating and human powered flight may all be other possibilities… :)

]]> By: Gareth Knight http://www.oneafrikan.com/archives/2007/05/15/naked-ceo-series-work-life-balance-and-healthfitness-at-a-startup/#comment-81298 Gareth Knight Thu, 17 May 2007 21:01:05 +0000 http://www.oneafrikan.com/archives/2007/05/15/naked-ceo-series-work-life-balance-and-healthfitness-at-a-startup/#comment-81298 Hey dude Owe you an email! Yup, I would do that, and living win Wimbledon and working in Putney I could certainly do that, but we don't have a shower at work... ;-) We might move though, and if we do move into something that does, that's the first choice! Hey dude

Owe you an email!

Yup, I would do that, and living win Wimbledon and working in Putney I could certainly do that, but we don’t have a shower at work… ;-)
We might move though, and if we do move into something that does, that’s the first choice!

]]> By: Ian http://www.oneafrikan.com/archives/2007/05/15/naked-ceo-series-work-life-balance-and-healthfitness-at-a-startup/#comment-81280 Ian Thu, 17 May 2007 17:33:19 +0000 http://www.oneafrikan.com/archives/2007/05/15/naked-ceo-series-work-life-balance-and-healthfitness-at-a-startup/#comment-81280 The problem of fitting exercise into a hectic lifestyle is not one exclusive to busy entrepreneurs. My solution is to cycle to work - it takes as long as the train/tube, costs less and is basically free fitness. I do it whatever the weather, but usually give myself one day off a week (usually Friday). The problem of fitting exercise into a hectic lifestyle is not one exclusive to busy entrepreneurs. My solution is to cycle to work - it takes as long as the train/tube, costs less and is basically free fitness. I do it whatever the weather, but usually give myself one day off a week (usually Friday).

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