Sleeping.
Working out. (I do it most weekdays, too).
I work in software, and I’ve seen far too many guys in my industry who are either skinny as a rail and surviving on Cheetos dust, or painfully overweight. Had several co-workers croak unexpectedly, at shockingly young ages.
It’s a real problem in the industry. People simply plop themselves down at their computers and forget to do anything else for an entire day.
I have kids, and refuse to let them lose their dad early, so I hit the gym for an hour in the mornings, at least every other day. I do a mix of cardio and weight training. I also never stay seated for longer than 45 minutes.
Seriously, guys… If you work in the software industry, make a habit of getting up and moving around. It doesn’t actually take much to reap enormous benefits just from staying more active.
I started working out because I was super weak and just had a kid, and I realized there was a legitimate risk that I wouldn’t be able to pick up my own child, so I started doing some strength training and holy crap this is amazing. Then I went back to college and lost my workout schedule, but after college I started running the following super smokey summer and didn’t make much progress, but this summer I’ve picked up biking and I’m currently up to about 3 miles of extremely hilly biking every day.
I seriously forgot how fun biking is, and it’s also nice just how much healthier I feel from the regular fitness
Right? Just getting up and doing something is so important. Whatever works to keep people from being sedentary.
Human beings aren’t meant to be sedentary. Absolutely get moving in some way or another!
I never had to before, always had reasonably active jobs. Supervisor role and middle age and a scolding from my doctor has made a difference.
I’ve been giving myself 20 minutes a day for the last six weeks. I haven’t really lost weight, but I do feel better.
I actually gained weight when I first got serious about the gym, and that worried me until my doctor reassured me that I was putting on muscle, not fat. These days, it’s pretty obvious in retrospect.
The real metric I pay attention to is blood pressure. As my dad’s getting older he’s been struggling with blood pressure, and I don’t want that to ever happen to me, so cardio is important.
Blood pressure is the real reason I started.
It’s called “the silent killer” for a reason. Maybe you’re just tired lately from working hard, or you’ve been having headaches from eye strain, or maybe your blood pressure is at 170/120 and you’re actually near death.
That’s the shit that scares me. I’ve worked really hard to get my blood pressure way down (currently 110/60) and intend to keep it that way.
Yeah me too, but I haven’t gotten my shit together with diet or exercise and my doctor is taking it way too cautiously with medication.
I’m constantly too tired t put enough energy into getting my doctor to be useful and getting myself in gear …… actually Pokémon Go is the only thing that works. Every Saturday I’ll take a 3-5 mile walk with my teens (except recently with heat waves)
I’m 31 and I’ve always been on the nerdy side. I have ADHD which let’s me lose whole days really easy. I decided a long time ago that dripping out of college was probably the best thing that could have happened for my health. I eventually got a job working outside and I’ve never looked back. If only I didn’t have one of the (if not the) most dangerous jobs in America right now.
If only I didn’t have one of the (if not the) most dangerous jobs in America right now.
Is it being a lifeguard to Donald Trump? WELL DON’T LEAVE US HANGING.
Tree work. Super dangerous. Specifically, I climb the trees to trim/remove them.
So basically, you’re the one that doesn’t want to be left hanging.
Thanks for filling us in!
and work standing
Yep. I have a standing desk.
Playing D&D
Getting thoroughly zooted
What’s the admission cost to Castle Anthrax?
You must spank us all.
Breathing, even though breathing is extremely dangerous. Evidence shows that 100% of all people who breathe will die. This can be traced back genetically; everyone who breathes was born to people who had also breathed during their lifetimes.
I hear folks that drink dihydrogen monoxide can become addicted after their first sip. One sip, and they are chasing that dragon for the rest of their days on earth, sad really. It’s why I only drink soda, love me some sugary teeth rot
Sleep
eating a meal
A succulent Chinese meal?
I have a Pang for one.
Napping.
It’s a skill I unlocked about five or so years ago and it’s marvelous.
Apparently, waking up by 6 or 6:30 because my stupid body is on a schedule and we’re sticking to it every day, I guess.
Oh, and laundry. No matter what else I have going on, the laundry never stops.
Laundry is the real answer
Gardening and plant care. Winters would be quiet tho
Greenhouses and indoors plants exist though. And some vegetables like kale grow well in winter. And I’ve seen some impressive greenhouses that use geothermal energy (think water pipes 3 meters deep feeding warmth all winter long).
I’d love to have a geothermal greenhouse. Saw them on YouTube and was impressed. Here I have to make do with what I got, but one can dream.
MMORPGs!
meuporgues ?
Spanking it.
being irritated with myself at the end of it that I didn’t get all the chores done
Learn something.
eating döner kebab
oh and also some kind of yoga in a park.
Ah, that meal from Germany?
Turkey, but yes.
Germany, actually.
Though it was a reference to a Turkish guy getting really bent out of shape about that in another recent post.
