tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9215455196308479183.post5767780318416102246..comments2022-11-09T05:08:03.426-05:00Comments on Balcony Babe Blog: No Sunday routineBalcony Babehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17254196869871473579noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9215455196308479183.post-71982793814918021262008-03-24T23:12:00.001-04:002008-03-24T23:12:00.001-04:00Just curious, what part of the country is he from?...Just curious, what part of the country is he from?chrisrawkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09138377589533685084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9215455196308479183.post-75194449545004757162008-03-24T23:12:00.000-04:002008-03-24T23:12:00.000-04:00In my first year in Korea I worked with a woman wh...In my first year in Korea I worked with a woman who was in her mid-40's and fat. Her fitness level was so poor that she couldn't even walk the 10 minutes to work on level paved sidewalks and walking trails. <BR/><BR/>When the yearly "yellow sand" (pollution from China) made the air quality terrible, she felt very demoralized and eventually became quite isolated from the other teachers. How could she make friends when she couldn't even walk? <BR/><BR/>She ended up doing a runner and going back to America. So, yea --- it'll be mentally, emotionally, and physically hard for this guy to perform well at work if he doesn't "bust a gut". <BR/><BR/>But given his career path, he should already know that "2 percent" rule about not being the worst in the group. I guess that means the group he transferred from is pretty bad compared to your crew!!chrisrawkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09138377589533685084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9215455196308479183.post-92218541940462812322008-03-24T00:23:00.000-04:002008-03-24T00:23:00.000-04:00Well,he showed up today which is a good start. We...Well,he showed up today which is a good start. We don't have a fitness instructor here to put him on a proper program so for now I am letting him do what he wants, as long as he shows up. <BR/><BR/>There have been many times in my career when I didn't measure up and there was always someone there to push (force) me into getting in better shape. A little motivation isn't a bad thing so we'll keep motivating him and see how things go. My supervisor is behind this 100% so the morning PT routine will continue for quite some time and I'm sure he'll at least lose some weight, if not actually improve his cardio a bit.<BR/><BR/>I'm finding the heat/dust/pollution is taking a toll on my fitness level and can't imagine trying to work in this environment when you are so unfit that you can't even do basic tasks.Balcony Babehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17254196869871473579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9215455196308479183.post-15738390384869985822008-03-23T21:28:00.000-04:002008-03-23T21:28:00.000-04:00Send the Brits a message about your team's profess...Send the Brits a message about your team's professionalism by working together to push/pull the newb into shape. First thing to do is get the newb mentally on-side to work-out with/for the team. Hope he has other skills that'll contribute to your team's success!chrisrawkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09138377589533685084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9215455196308479183.post-195152672289095752008-03-23T15:50:00.000-04:002008-03-23T15:50:00.000-04:00I can't believe that a person this unfit is in the...I can't believe that a person this unfit is in the military. How does he ever pass his fitness testing that you have gone thorugh with flying colours? Be 'gentle' with the increments that you expect - I am not at all sure that the country is ready for a ramp ceremony for a fellow who died of 'overwalk' (as opposed to overwork)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14575322898464843758noreply@blogger.com