Two-hour leisurely lunches are over. Today, sweat networking reigns as the power move for hard-charging entrepreneurs.

 

 

Read the article and decide if the sentences below are true or false:

https://www.inc.com/christine-haughney-dare-bryan/power-lunches-to-sweat-networking

 

1. Paul L. Gunn and Dave Chatterjee reconnected at a tech conference in 2022.

2. Chatterjee has used his fitness connections to gain multiple business opportunities.

3. Jeanne Meyer believes that athletic activities can help build trust-based relationships.

4. John Katzman prefers to have workout meetings that involve reviewing spreadsheets.

5. Chatterjee finished his book with the encouragement of a fitness instructor.

6. The text suggests that meeting for exercise has become a popular alternative to traditional business lunches post-Covid.

7. The author mentions that golf is no longer a popular activity for business networking.

 

Key: 1. F; 2. T; 3. T; 4. F; 5. T; 6. T; 7. F

 

Glossary

 

• rub elbows with – to meet and talk with (someone) in a friendly way
• to cease – to no longer continue
• to credit sb with (an achievement) – to say or believe that somebody is responsible for it
• to pivot – to change your opinions, statements, decisions, etc. so that they are different to what they were before:
•  languid – sluggish in character or disposition; listless
• elliptical trainer – a stationary exercise device on which the user stands on two small rimmed platforms and moves them forward and back in an approximately elliptical (= oval) path
• pickleball – a sport similar to tennis, played with short-handled bats and a light hollow ball
• being in the trenche
• bucolic – relating to or typical of rural life; idyllic
• affinity – sympathy marked by community of interest; kinship

 

Practice makes perfect

Fill in the gaps in the article excerpt with the words in bold below:

variable              elevate               matter               decent 

constraints                      play                     kicks                   fret

 

For many entrepreneurs, health and fitness isn’t a personal “interest.” Health and fitness 1. …… a major role in their success. They know that exercising at moderate intensity for 20 minutes can 2. ……… your mood for up to 12 hours. That exercise can improve memory and cognitive skills.

That exercise can help you better manage stress, a small-business owner’s constant companion.

Yep: Fitness and health 3. ……….. .

But what happens when, say, a massive new project is going to put even greater 4. …….. on your time? When, for a period of time, you know you won’t be able to follow your normal routine — but you want to hang on to as much of your current level of fitness as possible?

As anyone who has been in 5. ………. shape knows, having to start over sucks. So what is the least (or shortest) amount of training you can temporarily do while still staying fairly fit?  (…)

Bottom line? If you want to maintain your fitness for a period of time, you can work out less often. Or you can work out for shorter periods of time.

But you can’t go easier. (Which is why studies show that one 23-minute HIIT workout per week is nearly as effective as three — as long as that one workout 6. ……… your ass.)

So don’t 7. …….. that all will be lost if circumstances require you to step away from your normal exercise routine. You can work out less often. Or you can work out for shorter periods.

Just make sure that when you do work out, you go as hard as you typically do.

Because, as with most things, quality is the most important 8. ……… .

 

In order to read the whole article, go to: https://www.inc.com/jeff-haden/you-shouldnt-cut-out-fitness-but-you-can-do-less-according-to-new-research.html

 

Key: 1. play; 2. elevate; 3. matter; 4. constraints; 5. decent; 6. kicks; 7. fret; 8. Variable

 

Discuss

 

• What do you make of replacing leisurely lunches with ”sweat networking”?
• Do you think exercising makes your brain work better?
• Is not exercising a crime against your body?
• Is it more fun to exercise alone or with other people?
• Do you wish you could exercise more?
• Do you think people who exercise are happier than those who don’t?

 

 

 

Watch and revise!

 

Sweat Networking

Ditch Lunches for Gym!

 

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