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Build Your Business Through Exercise

BusinessWeek just ran an interesting article discussing the benefits of exercise on the health of your business.

Put simply those business owners who exercised regularly felt better about their businesses AND their sales were higher. This is definitely worth a read - full article here but I'm not sure I fully agree with the cause-effect line they are trying to draw.

In the early 90's I took some time off from construction and had a personal training business. We did not do any studies as formal as the ones mentioned in the article but we did notice that successful business people had a drive and heart that made them better in the gym.

The problem with studies like the one discussed in the article is that it could drawing connections between two unrelated things. I believe that it is the drive and heart of a person that makes them excel whether it is in business or in the gym or in anything else they choose to do in life.

Does exercising make you feel better? Yes - but does the personality type that will get up at 4AM to run before heading to the office at 6AM also use that same drive to improve sales?

Perhaps you should look at the gym and other athletic events when recruiting talent for growing your company. Maybe sponsoring some of these events would help you recruit the talent you need to grow your company.

Posted by David on October 28, 2006 12:33 PM|Permalink

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