Corden Fu Your Mind and Body can Shape your Future.........
Most people in today's business environment are searching for a winning edge.
The role and performance expectation of highly paid CEO’s, GM’s and company executives are filled with deadlines to
raise revenue or to make tough decisions to reduce costs.
The price of success can be laced with anxiety, depression and feelings of heaviness. Have you got the right insights,
methods and strategy to be relevant and beat your competition?
Gain Your Edge: A clear mind, healthy self-esteem and fit body can help to ensure your success.
Sports Psychologists, Olympic coaches and professional fitness experts know that exercise helps release endorphins in
our brain that help reduce stress and pain.
Short and long term benefits of exercise include:
Strengthening your bones and muscle groups
Reducing feelings of depression, anxiety, pressure or guilt
Helping our brain think clearly, solve problems and execute
Decreasing risks associated with cardiovascular disease and diabetes
Improving short and long term memory plus a feeling of freshnessThe Appetite to Succeed: In every thriving city sports facility, clean parks, open fields, running and cycling trails can be
found nearby. Exercise methods have moved way beyond the confines of ‘just going to the gym’. Self-defence classes,
mixed martial arts (MMA), yoga and tai chi centres are quickly growing in popularity.
Even the term ‘fight club’ which Brad Pitt popularized in the 1999 hit movie of the same name is no longer associated
with characters with obsessed personalities or violent pasts.
Achievers have learnt that life and work circumstances can be similar to a fight for survival. To survive and thrive in
the today’s business world, individuals must hone their intuition, instinct and strategies.
This develops from one’s mind to directing their body to seize opportunity while still recognizing risks, adapting to
challenges or in avoiding dangers.
Such circumstances in today’s business world are somewhat similar to the earliest Olympic Games where the Greeks
introduced Pankration hybrid fighting to the masses.
A combination of wrestling and boxing, it laid the foundations of what is known today as Mixed Martial Arts or MMA
and one of the fastest growing sports in the world today.
Two high profile and successful individuals on how exercise and business work hand in hand share the following as a
perspective on gaining their edge:
Stuart Pearce, a senior executive in a leading Fortune 100 I.T. firm says, “my rugby days showed me how taking hits,
recovering from them and to keep on moving forward is part of everyday life. Having a sharp mind, with a can do
attitude is one of the key aspects of having a successful career.”
Jason Quek, Head Instructor of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Singapore says, “It’s not about the size of your opponent but your
ability to create opportunities and seize it to secure victory.”
When an individual pursues success and personal achievement, it shows who they are. Investing the time to
strengthen ones weaknesses suggests that they are willing to change and improve to become happier in their lives.
This is one reason many people admire athletes or have sporting heroes. Their progressive sportsmanship in a game
or an amazing defense in a caged ring or the ability to recover from a humbling defeat has
been developed from a focused mind and a strong physique working in sync to succeed
when it really counts.
Corden Fu is a corporate fitness trainer based in Singapore. Since 2003, he’s helped
hundreds of clients create an edge through fitness and performance goals. A fitness
industry advocate since 1998, he loves his wife, family, friends, windsurfing and SE Asia
weekends. Call Corden at +65 8183 3858 or go to http://www.pt.com.sg/our-personal-
trainers/personal-trainer-profiles/corden