'If anyone had to walk down the hall [...] they'd grab the pedometer': Overbearing wife insists husband, 'Bob,' engage in unhealthy amount of exercise, good guy coworkers pitch in to help out

Those who love us often want what's best for us, but sometimes they can overstep and cause us further grief — just ask this guy whose mother called his boss to ask why he wasn't home on time. Their well-meaning intentions can manifest into something that really isn't good for us — usually in a metaphorical sense; In the case of Bob and his wife, her overbearing insistence that he get plenty of exercise might have actually killed him. This is why we need to help those in our lives who need it and help spread the burden that their loved ones are bearing. So, when Bob's wife continued to insist upon an unhealthy number of steps, his coworkers pitched in by helping him attain them — sort of. 

Keep reading for this feel-good story of workplace camaraderie. For more, check out these coworkers who teamed up to get their abusive boss fired. 

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