06/09/2026
As a small business owner, myself, being able to train fellow small business owners is one of the best perks of my job. Running a business takes a lot of time and energy, and you also have to factor in all of the other responsibilities in life, outside of work, that come with it. An all too common misconception about fitness is that the only way to become healthy is to spend hours and hours each day at the gym, but, in reality, the opposite is true.
The most common mistake busy people make when it comes to their failed attempts to a healthy lifestyle is adopting a workout plan that just doesn’t fit into their schedule. Whether you run a massive S&P 500 corporation or a small pool repair company (like Mr. Chasco in the picture), the only realistic way to consistently exercising and eating healthy is when you are able to fit it into your schedule. Since your obligations are your obligations, you shouldn’t have to lose potential business opportunities or sacrifice your relationship with your children to go to the gym. Instead, take a look at your schedule for the week and see when you are most capable of fitting in a 30 to 45 minute workout. If you’re able to shift around a couple things, such as moving a morning meeting to the afternoon and/or shortening it by a 5-10 minutes, that could help to create the window of opportunity so you can workout.
From my experience, no two busy professionals are exactly the same, so trying to copy what another business owner did to get in great shape is not a guarantee that it would work just as well for you. Your workout and nutrition plan has to fit into your unique life, and it also has to be enjoyable (this is a MUST because nobody is going to do or eat what they hate for long).
If this sounds like you, type “HELP” in the comments or simply shoot me a DM to get you started on a path to fitness that’s realistic and fits into your life.
