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How often do you exercise? <\/strong>I workout at 5:30 a.m. at Gainesville Health and Fitness Center four times a week. I also maintain my cardio by walking my dog, Charlie, an average of one to two miles a day during weekdays and two to three miles a day on weekends.<\/p>\n Brief description of your workout routine: <\/strong>Half hour of cardio at the gym; work the line (lower body and upper body), doing two and three sets of all machines in the line\u2014total of 15 machines; total workout time: one and a half hours.<\/p>\n Brief description of your eating habits: <\/strong>I always try to incorporate some vegetables into every meal; breakfast bar in the morning; I always have some form of protein for lunch and dinner. Also, I do not take any weight loss pills or any muscle-enhancing shakes. The only thing I do take is a multivitamin every morning.<\/p>\n Favorite Workout: <\/strong>Arm cross and chest press<\/p>\n Least favorite way to workout? <\/strong>Leg extensions<\/p>\n How does fitness affect you as a professional? <\/strong>Fitness makes me more alert, and gives me more stamina throughout the day; plus, I always feel better about myself when I walk into a room full of peers who notice my good health.<\/p>\n Would you be as good at what you do if you didn’t pursue fitness? <\/strong>I do a lot of extracurricular activities each and every week and if I didn\u2019t have a workout routine, I would run out of steam quite easily.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong>How do you squeeze fitness in on a crazy busy day? <\/strong>I\u2019ve worked out in the evenings for most of the last five years; however, I just changed to 5:30 a.m. workouts so I could have more time at night for myself. Prior to working out in the mornings, I always begrudged the thought, but now I know it was all in my head.<\/p>\n How do you fight the urge to skip workouts? <\/strong>I challenge myself to work out every other day. I have a routine, and if I skip I feel the urge to find a \u201cmake up\u201d day\u2026it keeps me motivated.<\/p>\n If you travel, what kind of workouts do you do on the road? <\/strong>When I travel, I pray that there is a gym at the hotel that has at least some semblance of my gym back home\u2026cardio and weights. If not, then I find ways to work out other ways just to keep the cardio going.<\/p>\n What other obstacles do you face (health-wise) as part of your work? Have you found a way to overcome them? <\/strong>An obstacle with my job is immobility; I sit a lot. That is why I work out in the mornings, and take the dog for a walk in the evenings (and on the weekends). My objective is to keep my heart moving some way, somehow.<\/p>\n Does your company offer incentives for exercising or eating right? If so, how do you take part? <\/strong>No incentives that I know of.<\/p>\n Must-have training equipment: <\/strong>Good shoes!<\/p>\n Favorite training tune: <\/strong>AC\/DC<\/p>\n Favorite healthy food <\/strong>Avocados<\/p>\n Favorite not-so-healthy food <\/strong>French fries<\/p>\n Do you think fitness is a factor in being successful in business? Why or why not? <\/strong>Absolutely. A good fitness routine keeps you mentally and physically alert, which shows throughout the day in your stamina and in the people who witness your good health and good attitude.<\/p>\n
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