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Affection also comes from physical strength.
Affection also comes from physical strength.
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★〈You Quiz〉, 〈Sebashi〉 The hot topic!
“Physical fitness never betrays me!” - Lois Kim, former Google director


A stamina guide to working long hours at what you love without getting tired!
Now, you need to steadily build up your stamina like you would when you were young and saved for your pension!

Lois Kim, who became a hot topic when she left for Silicon Valley to work at Google at the age of 50.
When she tells me that she has built a high career, not only working at a company, but also attending graduate school, studying English consistently, and never skipping a workout, everyone is surprised and asks questions.
“How can you work so tirelessly?” Lois Kim says the secret to her ability to accomplish all of this is her “stamina.”
Author Kim Mi-kyung, who read this book, also agreed with the author's words, saying, "If you truly want to live as yourself, you can't start anything without physical strength."


A common question among office workers is, "Who would you rather work with: a person who is good at their job but has a bad personality or a person who is bad at their job but has a good personality?"
The answer to this question always ends up being a competition over which side is more of a 'villain'.
But this question has a flawed premise from the beginning.
This is because doing a good job includes getting along well with colleagues, not letting down the morale of team members, fostering teamwork, and increasing work productivity.
However, we are struggling with 'low physical strength' and at some point we become irritable and neurotic.
As my physical strength declines, it becomes difficult to find the strength to take care of myself, and even more difficult to be kind to others.

However, it is not easy for busy office workers to build up physical strength due to their various schedules.
So, through this book, Lois Kim wants to give you 'kind exercise advice' that you won't find in any other book.
These are realistic exercise tips that anyone can follow and fit their lifestyle.
Even if you don't sweat, it's okay even if it's only 10 minutes a day.
You become one with your bed after work, are tired no matter how much you sleep, and shudder every time you hear the morning alarm.
If you find yourself getting irritated by even the smallest remarks from others and your work efficiency is declining, then it's time to follow this book and acquire the weapon called "stamina" that will transform your work, relationships, and life.
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index
Starting out by building the basic physical strength of a hard worker who is not good at sports

Chapter 1: For office workers, physical strength is equal to skill.

Office workers' physical strength bank rush
The foundation of a successful worker is physical strength.
Quiet Quitting: A Time to Make Me Healthier
The driving force that allowed me to challenge myself in what I wanted to do was physical strength.
What I learned from experiencing the limits of the body
Physical fitness isn't just important for office workers.
Why do startup founders run?

Chapter 2: For office workers, physical strength is equal to skill.

Why I Recommend Kendo
The water was so scary I could die, I started swimming at 50.
Become a salesperson for your own sport.
Running changed my life
How did I, who said I would never hike, become a hiking fan?
A mother who went to aerobics classes a month after giving birth
Body vs.
physical strength
Exercise helped me overcome depression even while stuck at home.
The feeling of exercise that only those who have tried it know
Why I Tried Strength Training at Age 56

Chapter 3: For those who are too busy to exercise

Exercise, no need to think big
Direction is more important than the goal.
Don't let yourself be tormented by compulsion.
There are times when I want to skip exercise too.
Bed rotting, rolling around in bed, is that okay?
In times like this, you absolutely must kick the blanket.
Comparing yourself to others is like comparing apples to oranges.
Screen apnea, a serious disease of modern people
The social connections and power that exercise provides
'Ganji' and 'gak' are also important in sports
Exercise is also mini, like a snack
Nano exercise that doesn't feel like exercise, but has mega-scale effects
Don't ignore the importance of warm-up.
How should I exercise when I'm injured?
How to Make Exercise a Habit
A quote that gave me strength when I exercised

Let's all go out and let's go, full of energy!
Acknowledgements

Appendix: One last Excel tip to help you exercise
Interview with author Shin Ye-ri: Exercise for fun builds stamina.
Trainer Lee Woo-jae Interview: How to Become Physically Strong
Interview with Park So-yong, Director of the Ewha Kendo Center: The Alluring Sport of Kendo

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It is best to start managing your physical strength as soon as possible.
If you don't pay attention to your physical health when you're young and become weaker, you'll fall into a vicious cycle.
As we get older, we can't exercise even if we want to because our knees hurt and our ankles are bad, and we fall into a cycle of resignation where we give up exercising forever.
Once we reach the stage of resignation where we give up on exercise, our lives cannot become positive or fulfilling.
So, let's remember that physical strength is not a luxury that is 'nice to have', but an essential element that we absolutely need to live a happy life.
In other words, it is a required subject, not an elective.
This applies to everyone.
This applies to everyone, regardless of whether they are office workers, self-employed, working moms, students, young people, middle-aged people, or elderly people.
---From "It's not just office workers who need to manage their physical strength"

When you run a marathon, you get the experience of moving your hands and feet mechanically, and that's also good.
It's to the point where I think, 'Oh, is my body really a machine?'
Running like that also makes you think about the ‘reason for existence.’
It feels like I'm confirming my existence through the body movements that happen automatically at that moment when I have no thoughts.
Isn't my existence just moving as my body moves?
If you move your body, your personality will change, and if your personality changes, your life can change.
Above all, I feel my own existence as it is and fall into a state of fulfillment.
Don't hesitate and give it a try.
You will encounter a new world you have never experienced before.
---From "My life changed after I started running"

These days, I'm really grateful for my strong thighs and thick calves.
There's no need to conform yourself to the standards of slim celebrities.
All our strengths and weaknesses are ours.
If we love it and turn it into an advantage, we all have beautiful bodies.
Loving my body first is the beginning.
---「Body vs.
From "Physical Fitness"

According to the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington, global life expectancy is expected to increase by nearly five years by 2050.
These days, young people say their life expectancy is 130 years.
The problem is that as life expectancy increases, our health needs to keep pace, but that is not the case.
This means that the time you live with pain here and there and groaning will only get longer.
In other words, only the ‘bone lifespan’ increases.
Living healthily is as important as living long.
To do that, healthy muscles must be the foundation.
In the end, the formula 'Muscle mass = Quality of life' is derived.
From now on, it's 'muscle over pension'.
---From "Why I Tried Strength Training at Age 56"

I came to the US and installed the Splits in 30days app and tried it.
As I continued to do it every day without fail, I felt my legs gradually becoming more flexible.
Of course, I didn't get completely 'one' in 30 days, but I became much more flexible than when I first started, and that gave me great joy.
Also, as mentioned earlier, these days, I keep a push-up machine in a visible place in the office and do a set of 20-30 every time I go to the bathroom.
Since I can't skip going to the bathroom, I always make sure to do push-ups three or four times a day.
---From "Nano exercise that doesn't feel like exercise, but has mega-level effects"

There are also triggers that start swimming.
I once lived in Hawaii for a month and everyone was wearing fancy swimsuits and lounging on Waikiki Beach.
But I was the only one walking along the beach wearing a heavy life jacket.
The thought suddenly occurred to me that I wish I wasn't afraid of water.
I wanted to wear a swimsuit like them and splash around in the water.
It was that very envy that became the trigger for me to start learning to swim, the point of passion and the motivation for exercising.
It's also a good idea to find an exercise that you enjoy.
You don't have to commit to one exercise for the rest of your life, but try to find an exercise that you can stick with for at least two to three years.
If you hate strength training at the gym, there's no need to start with strength training.
The first step is to find an exercise that is fun and interesting.
---From "How to Make Exercise a Habit"

Publisher's Review
The secret to becoming a 'good worker' from former Google director Lois Kim!
You can do anything well if you have physical strength!


Lois Kim.
When she left for Silicon Valley to work at Google, two things surprised us.
One was that she was Google's first non-native English director, and the other was that she was 50, an age when most people are considering retirement.
She points out 'physical strength' as ​​the secret to all of this, emphasizing that 'physical strength is skill.'


Having worked as a hyperformer for over 30 years, she empathizes with the busyness and struggles of modern people who, as a working mom and office worker, ultimately have no choice but to give up exercise.
This book contains her struggles to build up her stamina while living a busy life.
Although she is a self-proclaimed gym nerd, she has been building up her stamina slowly but steadily through various activities including kendo, swimming, running, aerobics, hiking, K-pop dancing, and strength training.


But even though we know that physical strength is important in life, it is not easy to build it up.
If you are an office worker who feels like your stamina is depleting just by breathing, you will lie in bed every day and ask yourself, "Will I ever be able to break free from this poor stamina?"
No need to worry.
We have Lois Kim, the "Fitness Evangelist"! She exudes energy like no other, is well-liked by her coworkers, and has built a career as a hyperformer for over 30 years.
If you build up your stamina like you are paying into your pension savings now, you will have the driving force to do well in anything.

Running, hiking, swimming, kendo, aerobics, and even K-pop dancing?!
It's okay if you don't do well! Don't rush, take your time, and do it at your own pace!


Lois Kim also gave up sports when she was young.
She, a self-proclaimed gym nerd, felt no need to exercise because she was bad at it, so she became more and more distant from it.
But in her late twenties, she started running to change her introverted personality, and since then, as she puts it, her life has changed 180 degrees.
The exercise she started gradually became an indispensable part of her life, like eating.


As a working mother and office worker, she has struggled more than anyone else, so she knows that exercising for office workers is never easy.
Exercise always takes a back seat due to busy work, housework, and appointments.
This is literally 'abandoned stamina'.
However, if you stop exercising and repeat the 'home-work' cycle, your physical strength will gradually decline.
In particular, Lois Kim sympathizes more than anyone else with the difficult reality of working mothers who struggle to take care of their children and work at the same time.
That is why I emphasize that in order to work longer and without getting tired more than anyone else, you must not neglect to build up your physical strength.


Lois Kim says that you don't necessarily have to exercise with the mindset that you have to be good at it to build stamina.
She's not very good at sports either.
Aerobics where the body and music play separately, a leisurely marathon where you don't even think about finishing it in 4 hours, kendo where you get hit in the head in 3 seconds like lightning and come back, grandma swimming twice as slow as other people, etc.
But the important thing is to keep going at your own pace and not give up.
In this book, Lois Kim says, "It's never too late to start exercising," and shares her secrets for finding an exercise you enjoy and sticking with it.
And he shows us through his own life how building physical strength can change your life.


“Exercise, don’t think too grandly!”
Real-world exercise advice for busy professionals who don't have time to exercise!


Here are some tips from Lois Kim on how she maintained her fitness and strength while working out for 30 years.
Let's take a look at the practical exercise tips that helped her, who had the worst physical condition and no athletic ability, change her life.

1.
To improve your exercise performance, do a 'quilt kick'!
What if I wake up and unconsciously check my smartphone first? New posts on social media and news from last night don't disappear just because I don't check them right away.
Once you start looking at your smartphone, you'll find yourself spending a lot of time on it and it's not easy to break away.
To do something you promised yourself, count to 3 in your mind and do a 'kick the blanket'.
If you stand up immediately without hesitation, your exercise performance will naturally increase.


2.
Instead of starting with difficult exercises, start with ‘exercises that don’t feel like exercise’!
When people think they need to exercise, they often think about going to a gym, signing up for a new workout, or buying equipment.
But instead of doing something grandiose, let's start with something that doesn't feel like exercise.
Even simple exercises like walking around the neighborhood for 10 minutes, climbing three flights of stairs, or sitting up straight can be very effective.
Small amounts of exercise every now and then will stimulate your stressed body, help you relax, and clear your head.


3.
Let's exercise little by little, often!
It is not good to do anything all at once, and the same goes for exercise.
For busy modern people, it can be very difficult to make time to exercise.
In times like these, don't give up right away because you don't have time to exercise. Instead, try exercising by utilizing your spare time.
It can be as simple as doing a set of squats before going to the bathroom, stretching during your lunch break, or doing heel raises while doing the dishes.
You can exercise flexibly and effectively according to your schedule in a busy life.


4.
Any motivation is fine, just find your own workout!
When most people decide to exercise, they often just sign up for a gym membership like everyone else.
But once you start exercising like that, the enthusiasm quickly dies down, and you gradually stop going to exercise.
Above all, it is important to find an exercise that motivates me.
You need to find your own motivation, such as 'I like the uniform' or 'I want to swim at Waikiki Beach', so that you can keep going without giving up.
If you hate strength training at the gym, there's no need to start with strength training.
It's important to find an exercise that you find fun and engaging.


The appendix includes interviews with experts to provide readers interested in exercise with a variety of exercise information.
Lois Kim hopes that this book will inspire many people to start their own exercise routines.
And I encourage everyone to have strong stamina so that they can do what they want to do for a long time without getting tired.
If you are still struggling with a lack of physical strength, try this book to experience your own 'Born Again', where your physical strength improves and your life changes.
GOODS SPECIFICS
- Date of issue: March 11, 2025
- Page count, weight, size: 288 pages | 432g | 140*205*18mm
- ISBN13: 9791162544136
- ISBN10: 1162544139

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