I'm a Corporate dude who works his tail off..

[GQchris]

all my coworkers are cool, but yeah, they need to do something more intense than Golf if they want to get in shape and lose the belly

[Hardball]

Dang, I'm glad I opened this thread. Yikes, that made my day.

[Tom Yum]

Lu says no. Chris says yes.

An excercise study was done on several types of workers (blue collar and white collar). The study measured physical fitness levels with work satisfaction. Those who were more white collar workers showed an increased level of work satisfaction and decrease in static pains (neck ache etc) as their physical fitness level improved. Blue collar workers showed a decrease in complaints related to hard labor.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15624353&dopt=Abstract

People have differing goals and aspirations in their career. Wouldn't physical fitness be a way of bringing people together and improve teamwork?

This may not hold true for misanthropic types (people who hate being around other people) but how about groups as a whole?

[Sagacious Lu]

People have differing goals and aspirations in their career. Wouldn't physical fitness be a way of bringing people together and improve teamwork?

This may not hold true for misanthropic types (people who hate being around other people) but how about groups as a whole?

People also have different athletic needs. I want to work on specific MA skills, and I need to train with a competitive level of intensity. Many of my coworkers have trouble climbing a flight of stairs without getting out of breath- it's not going to benefit either of us to force us into a one size fits all program. Besides, I am a firm believer in keeping my personal life seperate from my professional life. The last thing I want is for my company to start intruding in my free time, and, even worse, telling me how to train. Keep in mind, we have an excellent gym here in the complex which I would use if I were only interested in general fitness, but I need specialized professional instruction in order to achieve my goals.

[Tom Yum]

People also have different athletic needs. I want to work on specific MA skills, and I need to train with a competitive level of intensity. Many of my coworkers have trouble climbing a flight of stairs without getting out of breath- it's not going to benefit either of us to force us into a one size fits all program. Besides, I am a firm believer in keeping my personal life seperate from my professional life. The last thing I want is for my company to start intruding in my free time, and, even worse, telling me how to train. Keep in mind, we have an excellent gym here in the complex which I would use if I were only interested in general fitness, but I need specialized professional instruction in order to achieve my goals.

Great points.

Do you think a variety of programs would be beneficial?

For example - One option could be a judo team that competes against other company's judo teams (of course you'd sign a waiver, but have the benefit of a medic on site for immediate injuries). Each team could hire their own accredited instructor.

Company A could challenge Company B in a throwdown.

For others, the option could be a simple 30 minute per day, 3 times a week workout with weights and resistance.

And others - taiji/yoga.

[BoarSpear]

Seated moving meditations are a nice way to slip training into the cubicle
White Tiger has 18 Martial seated meds that also help clarity and concentration.

[Sagacious Lu]

Great points.

Do you think a variety of programs would be beneficial?

For example - One option could be a judo team that competes against other company's judo teams (of course you'd sign a waiver, but have the benefit of a medic on site for immediate injuries). Each team could hire their own accredited instructor.

Company A could challenge Company B in a throwdown.

For others, the option could be a simple 30 minute per day, 3 times a week workout with weights and resistance.

And others - taiji/yoga.

I doubt there'd be much interest in that sort of thing. For a while there were Tai Chi classes in the morning, but from the classes I observed there was nothing martial about them. I didn't even see any of the students break a sweat. To each his own I guess, but apparently the people doing it weren't very enthusiastic about it because the haven't had a class in more than a year.

Seated moving meditations are a nice way to slip training into the cubicle
White Tiger has 18 Martial seated meds that also help clarity and concentration.

That's a good idea! There are some dynamic tension exercises that I do in my cube sometimes, and I've been known to do some light stretching on my coffee break. For the most part I'm pretty limited in my options while I'm here though.