Today, I’m pleased to report that reader rGal09 has joined my challenge. Today, we have both reported our progress for the week of 1/19/2009.

I’ve created a “GeekMBA360 Corporate Athlete Fitness Challenge” page for weekly update.

Want to find out how we’re doing toward our goals? Interested in joining us? Please check it out.

Some of my colleagues were concerned about privacy issues and decided not to take the biometric test — what is the insurance company going to do with the result of biometric test?

I decided to give the insurance company the benefit of doubt — the biometric test and fitness counseling are administered by a different company. According to the policy, the biometric test result would not be shared with insurance company.

The biometric test result turned out to be alarming — although my HDL and LDL are normal, my Triglycerides level is high. I’m not obese, but I could lose a few pounds to get my Triglycerides level down.

I talked to a few colleagues — almost everyone has some issues — weight, cholesterol, blood pressure, etc. Most of us are in our early-to-mid 30′s. I think we’re at a stage of our life that things are getting really busy, complicated, and stressful. Between demanding job and young kids, it’s quite a balance act.

I started working out regularly. This has nothing to do with new year resolution. Instead, this is a response to the test result.

To make sure I stay disciplined, I decide to go pubic with my goals — I’m posting my goals here today. Every Friday, I’ll provide a "status report".

GeekMBA360 Fitness Goals for Q1, 2009

1. Exercise for at least 3 times a week, 1 hour each time.
2. Lose 10 pounds by 3/31/2009
3. Stop adding sugar and creams when drinking coffee — I consulted with a dietitian. Apparently, my frequent intake of sugar and Half & Half is a significant contributor to my high cholesterol level. Do you like to use Half & Half or other type of creamers? They’re extremely unhealthy. 

These are three simple goals. Probably look modest to some folks. But, I believe in making incremental improvements as oppose to "shoot for the moon".

Call to Action

As the economy continues to tank, there are a lot of anxieties, stresses, and frustrations among us. But, to make our career and life better in 2009, I think we need to start with physical fitness. Is anyone interested in joining me? If there is enough interest, I’ll create a separate page to track everyone’s goals and progress — let’s keep each other accountable, get ourselves fit, build our health, career and wealth together in 2009!

If you want to join me, please email me at regularguy@GeekMBA360.com, or leave a comment.