I need to get out of my desk chair more, but lately I’ve been trying to walk my neighborhood since the weather’s nice. What kinds of things do you do to stay active? I’d love some suggestions for good stretches and simple/effective exercises. Thanks!
I break up working day with small 5 min breaks where I rest in a squat. I do this a minimum of 6 times. It helps to stretch the whole posterior chain.
First 30 days I had a 4cm block bellow my heels since I severly lack the mobility. After a month of daily practice I’ve been able to reduce the height of the block to 2 cm. Will continue for another month and hopefully the full squat will be available to me.
The goal is to be able to have the squat as a natural resting position that I can use on a daily basis to break the chair sitting banner.
my work involves walking and carrying stuff, and i lost weight, eventhough im kinda below normal weight as it is.
I bought a treadmill so that I could run even when the weather is terrible outside. That’s a game-changer.
Going to the gym is so boring for me. I ended up finding an activity that I enjoy doing that also happens to be good exercise and started kickboxing about 9 months ago. The people there are very friendly and they text me if I don’t show up for a while, so there’s more accountability that I would typically have.
Similar. I started rock climbing about a decade ago. It’s fun, you make friends, learn new skills, and get exercise.
Rock climbing seems pretty sweet, I think I could get into after I lose maybe 60 lbs or more lol
Bicycle commuting, but it sounds like you might be WFH. I am a 100% remote worker, but I keep an office and workshop to keep the day job out of my tiny living space. When I still worked from my boat (where I live), I would go for a bike ride through varying loops before and after work just to have that separation of mental states.
When we’re on a passage or anchored out, yoga, calisthenics, dumbbells, TRX (body weight training system), and swimming keep us fit. Among my peers, there is a 1:1 inverse relationship between who does yoga and who has pains of inflexibility.
Another great book for keeping your range and flexibility is “Ten Golden Exercises” by Daniel Philpot.
Walking my dog, anxiety, pessimism, and existential dread mostly.
I jiggle my mouse every 5 minutes.
Yes. My mouse.
Teams is such a snitch…
Currently unemployed, so I can’t exactly remember, but I used to launch a call with just myself. By default, that will change your status to “in a call”, but I believe you can override it and set it to available. Alternatively, a mouse jiggler is around $20.
I have two huskies. If I don’t walk them they get destructive. I got them to help keep myself active and they’re doing their job.
Also took up Ultimate (frisbee). Such a great game, but so much running!
I do not. It is very easy.
Lifelong lazy person here. I got a Fitbit. At first I just used it for counting my steps and heart rate, but after a while I decided to I crease my cardio load. Being able to see the data of my progress really helped. The steps goal is a big one too (I also work a desk job). It helped me keep mindful of how much I need to move. After a few months it was so much easier.
Simple calisthenics and stretches every morning. Hip extensions, shoulder rotations, toe touches, etc. Quick and easy and feel much better after. I do these during breaks throughout the day.
After work it depends on time of year and weather. Kayak, mountain bike, snowboard. Hiking or rail trail is fine too.
Aggressive foreplay followed by prolonged vaginal intercourse.
15 minutes a day, the only thing you need is a stopwatch.
I bike! Both to work, general transportation (for example grocery shopping) and just for fun.
Doing step challenges and tracking steps keeps me walking. I try for 10k steps a day and use Samsung Health’s monthly challenge on my phone as gamification to keep walking daily.
