17/06/2026
Why I Don’t Exercise With My Colleagues Anymore
Last month, one client asked me, “Bro, why you don’t bring your colleagues for exercise already?”
Good question. Sit down first. Let me tell you the whole story as I have been very active with my colleagues all this years.
It all started during MCO. Cannot go anywhere right, so I exercise with my colleagues over Zoom.
I was so semangat that I went and signed up an Animal Flow course until I got certified. Certified trainer cm Chartered Accountant. All just to train my own staff for free.
Then I bought everyone a skipping rope. One person one, no kiasu. We skip together every day. I can even clock 10,000 skips a month. And let me be humble, I am not even the best one in the company.
After MCO I signed up a yoga class for my colleagues. Problem is, I was the only male in the class. Month after month, one lonely uncle sitting among all the ladies. After a while the other female yogis start looking at me like I am some chee kor pek. I swear I only wanted to touch my toes.
I even joined Zumba class with them a few times until I cannot tahan the fatty instructor
Then I brought them rock climbing. But you all know I am a mountaineer. When I see people climb like mummy. So painful in my heart watching.
I also jio them for indoor spin class. As a seasoned cyclist, of course I choose the advanced level. Why waste time on beginner. Result? Next day 3 to 4 colleagues on MC. Reason: kaki sakit.
Pickleball? Forget it. They better stick to badminton.
I even trained a few colleagues until they completed their 21km. I became their pacer during the half marathon. Count breathing for them, push them until the finishing line.
Trail walk? JB, Senai, Kulai, Plentong, all also been there with them. I am a seasoned hash harrier, house runner some more. Trail is basically my backyard. Always very short one !
So last week, I WhatsApp my male managers. for a Johor night run 10km end of July. I already signed up the 21km.
If they all join, I drop down and pace them for the 10km. Means I sacrifice my own race for them. Very generous but both reject.
So why I don’t push them anymore? I really tried and understood
Exercise cannot be forced.
Fitness must come from inside.
Health cannot be outsourced to the boss.
So I stopped dragging people to the start line.
I just keep running and cycling up myself. I will try again after peak to them. Who know?
PS : Authored by Mr Koh Teck Peng, the group principal, in his personal LinkedIn post.
为什么我现在不跟同事一起运动了?
上个月, 有个客户问我.
“Bro, 为什么你现在没有带同事去运动了?”
好问题.
其实我不是没有试过.
MCO 的时候, 我跟同事 Zoom exercise.
我还特地去报名 Animal Flow course,
读到 certified trainer.
Certified trainer cm Chartered Accountant.💪
一个会做 audit, 会做 tax,
也会叫 staffs 在地上爬来爬去的老板.
后来, 我买 skipping rope 给每一个同事.
一人一条.
大家一起 skip.
我自己一个月可以 skip 10,000 下.
但很谦虚讲一句, 我还不是公司最厉害那个.
MCO 过后, 我又带同事去 yoga.
问题是, 整班 yoga class, 我是唯一男的.
一个 lonely uncle, 坐在一群 female yogi 中间.
几个月后, 我开始怀疑她们看我的眼神好像在讲,
“这个 uncle 是来做 yoga, 还是来做 chee kor pek?”
我发誓, 我只是想摸到自己的脚趾罢了.
Zumba 我也去过.
跳到最后, 我的灵魂先离开身体.
My body is too stiff.
Rock climbing 我也带过.
但我以前玩 mountaineering.
看到他们爬到好像mummy,
我心里比自己爬还痛.
Indoor spin 我也 jio 过.
作为 seasoned cyclist,
当然选 advanced class.
结果第二天, 三四个同事 MC.
原因 ... 脚痛.
Pickleball?
算了.
他们还是打 badminton 比较better.
Running 方面, 我也真的有认真.
我训练过几个同事完成 21km.
Half marathon 的 event day, 我做 pacer.
帮他们控制 pace, 算 breathing,
一路 push 到 finishing line.
Trail walk 我也带过很多次.
JB, Senai, Kulai, Plentong.
我这个 seasoned Hash Harrier 每次都讲,
“Very short easy one.”
结果他们走到怀疑人生.
上个星期, 我 WhatsApp 我的 male managers.
七月底 Johor night run, 10km.
我已经报名 21km.
但我跟他们讲,
“你们要跑 10km, 我就 陪你们跑, 做你们 pacer.”
意思是, 我牺牲自己的 race 陪他们.
很 generous 了吧?
结果两个都 reject.
那一刻, 我突然明白.
不是我不带同事运动.
是我真的带到差不多无路可带了.
Zoom exercise.
Animal Flow.
Skipping rope.
Yoga.
Zumba.
Rock climbing.
Indoor spin.
Pickleball.
21km.
Trail walk.
我真的试过了.
后来我才明白.
运动, 不能硬逼.
Fitness, 一定要从自己心里面开始.
健康, 不能 outsource 给老板.
所以现在, 我多数自己跑, 自己骑, 自己流汗.
不是我放弃他们.
只是我接受了一个事实.
有些人, 可能只需要先从 2km 开始.
Peak period 后, 我应该会再问一次.
Who knows?
也许他们会突然回我,
“Boss, 我们去跑 10km.”
到时, 我这个 uncle 可能又会心软.
然后再一次变回公司的 unofficial fitness instructor.
PS : Authored by Mr Koh Teck Peng, the group principal, in his personal Meta post.