261: Health and Fitness for Busy Entrepreneurs - The Most Overlooked Productivity Hack?

The Side Hustle Show

Nick Loper

Entrepreneurship, How To, Education, Business

4.7 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 14 December 2017

⏱️ 49 minutes

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I felt gross. I was tired from chasing a toddler around, out of shape, and fighting a series of frustrating injuries. And I realized it was hurting my output at work. Building a business takes real energy and real brainpower, and I wasn't performing optimally because my body wasn't performing optimally. I knew I had to do something about it. A friend introduced me to Rob Dionne, a certified personal trainer who works with clients online and in person. He also co-hosts the Open Sky Fitness podcast with his wife Devon and runs the really active Open Sky Fitness Facebook group. Since we started working together, I've lost 5 pounds, gained strength, and generally feel more energized during the day. On the surface, investing 20 minutes in a workout seems like going backward; that's 20 minutes I should be working! But I've found it pays dividends in better energy the rest of the day and better sleep at night. During our coaching calls, I'd often find myself saying, "This is really good stuff, we should be recording this." And that's how this episode came to be. Tune in to hear the most important health and fitness factors, how they can fit into any schedule, and Rob's analysis of one Side Hustle Show listener's daily routine. Full Show Notes and PDF Highlight Reel: Health and Fitness for Busy Entrepreneurs - The Most Overlooked Productivity Hack?

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0:00.0	Side Hustle Show 261, the most overlooked productivity hack, this is health and fitness for busy entrepreneurs.
0:09.0	What's up, what's up Nick, Loper here, welcome to the Side Hustle Show because nobody else is going to do it for you.
0:14.4	I've got a productivity show for you today but we're not going to talk about how to manage your
0:19.3	email or what to-do list software you should use. Instead, we're going to cover how you can prioritize
0:24.6	your own health and fitness,
0:26.2	even if you're like all of us, really tight on time.
0:30.1	Now, if you're anything like me,
0:31.0	when things get crazy, the exercise and the healthy eating are usually the first things to go.
0:36.0	But building a business, building a side hustle takes a lot of energy and a lot of brain power, and to perform optimally, you've got to take care of yourself. The
0:44.4	inspiration for this episode actually comes from my own, call it the
0:47.4	realization that I'm not getting any younger, chasing a toddler around this
0:51.1	year. There have been times where I just felt like I was
0:54.4	dragging, slow, tired, easily distracted during work, you're anxious, and on top of
1:00.8	that I've had a series of really frustrating injuries this year.
1:04.4	I had a shoulder surgery in the spring.
1:07.0	I've been going through physical therapy for my other shoulder.
1:10.0	I've had some annoying foot problems and just feeling gross, you know.
1:15.6	So I decided to do something about it to see if I could reverse this trend with a renewed focus on health
1:21.1	and fitness and to help me do that I've been working one-on-one
1:24.7	online with today's guest. Rob Dionne is a certified personal trainer and co-host of
1:31.6	the Open Sky Fitness Podcast, which you can find at
1:35.0	Open Sky Fitness.com. So far I'm down around five pounds and thankfully didn't
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