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Автор:	Dai Manuel
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nearly 50 per cent of pri-vate sector (non-government) jobs, such as construction, freight logistics and retail, required at least moderate-intensity physical activity. Currently, less than 20 per cent of jobs demand this level of activity. The average workweek is now longer, too. Full-time employees work an average of 47 hours per week, or 7 hours more per week than the standard 40-hour workweek. That translates to approximately 14 extra days of work per year, at jobs that are largely inactive!

Additionally, employees now burn 100 fewer calories per workday than they did in the 1960s. A recent study, which com-pared workers from 1960 to 1962 with workers of 2003 to 2006, found that on average, employees are 17 pounds heavier than the average employee in the 1960s.

To add insult to injury, the past 50 years has seen the daily caloric intake increase by about 400 calories. This is a 20 per cent increase over the 1970 average, which hovered around 2,100 calories per day.

The bottom line is we’re moving less and burning fewer calories, but we’re eating more! And we wonder why we have an obesity epidemic on our hands?!

Surprisingly, the number one health issue in the workforce today isn’t inactivity or obesity. It’s stress. As you can imagine, inactivity and stress, coupled with longer working hours, has a massive impact on society. In fact, it’s believed that lost productivity due to chronic pain amounts to $11.6 to $12.8 billion per year! And, hello, this one really gets to me, given my past: In the U.S., overweight or obese workers who have other chronic health problems miss about 450 million more days of work per year than healthy workers, costing more than $153 billion per year in lost productivity.

I can’t emphasize this enough: Overwork and inactivity are disservices to your career and your employer. Is it any wonder that many corporations are invest-ing millions of dollars into corporate wellness programs? They have learned that employee wellness affects the bottom line, both in hard costs and productiv-ity. Good health means a happier, more satisfied workforce, which translates into increased productivity.

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In this day and age, true role models are hard to find. Dai Manuel is a man who one can look up to and relate to. He wasn’t born with a six-pack; he created it himself. He genuinely wants you to be the best version of yourself, in every aspect of your life. Dai and his wife are perfect examples of people living their lives to their potential and they inspire you to do the same. That’s a role model.”

—Brittany

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eliminate your why nots

Letting Go Of Your Why Nots

Years ago, I sustained an injury to my back during a competition. My L4-L5 vertebrae suffered a micro-tear, which caused a disc to protrude and pinch a nerve. It was one of the most excruciat-ing injuries I’ve ever experienced. Up to that point I had only experienced mild pain from “throwing my back out” or overdoing it at the gym, but this injury gave me a whole new perspective on injuries involving nerves and other soft tissues. I wouldn’t wish an experience like this on anyone.

I went through a period of self-doubt and formed a number of excuses about why I couldn’t train anymore. “I’m hurt. I can’t move right. I can’t do what I was doing before, so why bother?” These were just a few of the mantras I repeated to myself during those first few weeks after getting hurt. I had a really hard time accepting that I would have to change the way I moved my body. I was quite rooted in how I trained, so the idea of modification didn’t fit in my world.

This went on for nearly a month. I felt lethargic and heavy, and was putting myself down at every opportunity. I was drowning in my poor me monologue.

Thankfully, my wife Christie, being the feisty ginger that she is, called me out on my self-pity. She told me to get up and move, to stop feeling sorry for myself and to start adapting to my situation. (She’s a wise one, isn’t she?)

Adaptation is important, and accepting the need for adaptation is arguably even more important. It’s challenging to overcome old habits that are entrenched. But I did exactly what Christie said, and started doing what I could. When I exercised, I focused on more isolated movements—nothing explosive or dynamic—and worked on re-stabilizing my core and the erector muscles that surround my spine. It was a slow process, but over time, I got stronger. I was training again and feeling great for it. This experience taught me a lot about myself, but even more about how to coach my clients.

When I begin working with new clients, I always ask them, “What do you need to release in order to do what you want to do?” This helps people to explore what’s hold-ing them back from becoming more fit. I meet most of the responses I get with a smirk,

“Life is a process of discovery, don’t ever stop exploring.”

Dai Manuel’s Whole Life Fitness Manifesto

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