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DAVID HEINE. THE FIRST EXECUTIVE ATHLETE

By Jonathan Cawte • 23 Feb 2018
David is an Executive Athlete today, but on the day I met him he had given up. As he says, he was “hiding from real life and hiding from the truth”. He used humour as a way of keeping criticism of his expanding waistline at bay. He was frustrated and embarrassed, and convinced that exercise just wasn’t for him anymore.
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By Jonathan Cawte 19 Dec, 2017
To create an Executive Athlete, we need to start with the basic skills of movement. We need to ensure that the executive makes it to the end of every exercise session. They must possess the freedom of movement that the athlete enjoys if they are going to become an Executive Athlete.
By Jonathan Cawte 11 Dec, 2017
The stress that so often dogs the successful can quickly sour relationships with family and friends. Relationships of any depth demand constant input of new energy, and often executives just don’t have the energy to spare.

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By Jonathan Cawte 19 Dec, 2017
To create an Executive Athlete, we need to start with the basic skills of movement. We need to ensure that the executive makes it to the end of every exercise session. They must possess the freedom of movement that the athlete enjoys if they are going to become an Executive Athlete.
By Jonathan Cawte 05 Dec, 2017
The connection is clear. The demands of operating in a highly competitive workplace result in widespread executive health issues. This is hard to ignore when seven out often executives are obese and the vast majority are suffering silently with serious medical conditions. These problems often start when the executive begins to climb the corporate ladder or first starts his or her business.
By Jonathan Cawte 30 Nov, 2017
Competitive advantage — that extra mile an organisation and its leadership are willing to go that keeps them one step ahead of the present or potential competition.
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By Jonathan Cawte 24 Nov, 2017
Now that it’s time to act, the process of losing weight is quite simple. I am not saying it is easy, but what is required in the realms of nutrition and exercise is straightforward. What makes it complicated is you.
By Jonathan Cawte 23 Nov, 2017
Positive thinking is often dismissed with ‘I know it’ or generalised to avoid a challenging thought. What I talk about you might understand but unless you are doing it you don’t know it.
By Jonathan Cawte 20 Nov, 2017
Waiting, deferring and defensiveness are behaviours that so often come to the surface when executives are challenged about their health. This is uncharacteristic behaviour for the executive. They hesitate because they lack knowledge.
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