Or maybe you met with a strategic coach, set a time with a physical trainer, or just scheduled that reportedly miraculous skin-care treatment?

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Colombian physical trainer Diego Barragan has considerable experience of getting teams ready for the trip up the Andes to Bogota, or to the sweltering port of Barranquilla.

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That challenge has birthed an entirely new breed of fitness personality, individuals who exist across the online and physical worlds and operate as equal parts trainer, writer, and social media guru.

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Still, I demurred when the trainer asked me if I wanted to step up our level of physical contact and actually dandle him in my arms.

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Most of the folks in my class are firefighters and police officers, which means that I, as a humble management coach and corporate trainer, am at the bottom of the heap when it comes to physical fitness, emotional resilience, and overall heroism.

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