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Good coworkers can surprise you.<\/p>\n
Sometimes the person others dismiss is exactly who deserves a chance.<\/p>\n
So one employee<\/a> joins his overlooked coworker for a run.<\/p>\n Then the encouragement keeps going.<\/p>\n See how a friendship starts changing his life.<\/p>\n There is a guy near my cubicle at work who is probably the happiest, most caring person I know from how I have interacted with him since he got hired a month ago.<\/p>\n I sat with him a lot to teach him his job, and he was assigned to the same team as me.<\/p>\n This guy isn\u2019t exactly the most popular.<\/p>\n A lot of people have called him weird and made jokes about him. Even the head of the department has made comments about him while he was in earshot.<\/p>\n His unapologetic focus on wellness has made some people walk behind his back.<\/p>\n He is always staying active. He does yoga in the parking lot, and if he is tired on his lunch, he will sit on his car (not in it). Definitely a bit strange, but I don\u2019t think he deserves to be treated that way for emphasizing physical and mental health.<\/p>\n But instead of ostracizing him even further, one colleague decided to pick his brain instead.<\/p>\n I am a bit overweight, so a week ago I asked him if I could join him and if he could help me exercise. It turns out he has a bachelor\u2019s and a master\u2019s in exercise science, which was super cool.<\/p>\n It turns out, this guy was a huge asset in helping him get into shape.<\/p>\n He taught me how to stretch properly and prepare for a run. We then ran, and I completed my first mile in under 10 minutes (I know this isn\u2019t great), and a total of 3.1 miles with stops to stretch and to slow my heart rate down.<\/p>\n Running a 5K in segments was something I did not think possible. He let me set the pace and was super encouraging the entire way.<\/p>\n He also explained that his freshman year, he was overweight as well, and someone dragged him out and got him to exercise.<\/p>\n Soon the two settled into a bit of a routine.<\/p>\n Once we finished, he said I should join him again next Friday as that is his \u201crecovery\u201d day. I got home and felt amazing.<\/p>\n I then checked my messages, and this guy had made a custom workout plan for me for the next two weeks, with a note saying that after I accomplish that, he will see where I am and adjust it.<\/p>\n He could hardly believe just how much this new friend was willing to help him.<\/p>\n He also put in his notes that my short-term goals should be a half marathon and long-term should be a marathon.<\/p>\n I teared up a little that someone I barely knew was willing to put a lot of effort into and commit to getting me in shape.<\/p>\n Sometimes all it takes is one person who believes in you to make a positive life change.<\/p>\n What did Reddit think?<\/p>\n This commenter affirms that the author is doing much better with his fitness journey than he gives himself credit for!<\/p>\n Never Miss a Story<\/p>\n Sign up to get our BEST stories of the week straight to your inbox.<\/p>\n When it comes to navigating interpersonal relationships, it\u2019s best to think for yourself.<\/p>\n Everyone wins in this scenario!<\/p>\n If you enjoyed this story, check out this post<\/a> about an employee who was denied a raise for \u201cnot being dedicated enough,\u201d but then went on to discover what was really going on behind the scenes.<\/p>\n If other coworkers actually bothered to get to know this guy, they might be pleasantly surprised too.<\/p>\n The coworker turned out to have advanced training in exercise science and built OP a personalized workout plan after their first run together.<\/p>\n Months later, OP said he was in much better shape, had more energy, and remained grateful for the friendship even after they stopped working together.<\/p>\n Sometimes the best personal trainer is just the guy everyone else overlooked.<\/p>\n Enjoyed this story? Readers who liked this also read this story<\/a> about an employer who has an unexpectedly hard time retrieving a company vehicle from a fired employee. \t\t\t\t\t
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