Thursday, January 14, 2010

Stretch Before Exercising

For years I jogged and played racquetball without stretching at all. And for years I have terrible problems with my back. Never quite made the connection between those two until months of work with a chiropractor. After all the tests and all the work on my back he showed me a few basic stretches. Now I warm up, stretch, exercise, warm down, and stretch again. Voila. My back has been dramatically better.

If you feel you are wasting time as a manager in meetings, try stretching before you exercise. Prepare for the meeting by studying relevant information, crafting questions you want to ask during the meetings, clarifying how you will answer those questions, and identifying the purpose of the meeting for you. Just showing up at meeting after meeting without preparation can cause back pain, headaches, and an overall feeling of intense frustration.

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