Matt Jarvis wrote: > I'm declaring that this isn't OT since it deals with the nature of the > work we do and how to do it longer and better.
Agreed! > Face it - most people are pretty sedentary throughout the day. Those of > us being in the software/computer biz even more so than a lot of folks, > riding a desk for hours and hours on end.... Yep, real easy to sit at the desk all day except when you absolutely need to pee, slam down a juice or a sandwich, or sleep. My eye doctor told me I need to break every 40 minutes, and go outside and gaze at faraway things for 5 minutes. Sounded impractical. My primary physician told me I needed a lot more exercise. Sounded unreasonable. Now I rechannel my habit of getting up every 40 minutes to slam down that drink or sandwich, and instead walk around the block while gazing off into the distance. When it is lunchtime, I close my laptop and go sit and enjoy it. I cycle everywhere I can, including to drop and pick up Dylan from daycare (7 mile round trip), the grocery store (4 mile round trip), and generally around town. I can't say I've lost any weight, but I sure feel much better! > Are any of us getting enough exercise? Walking? Running? Weights? Cycling? I think I'm barely getting enough exercise, doing what I'm doing. Cycling, walking, and doing home improvement around the house. > It's sooooooo easy to get in a rut and not bother with getting your > heart rate up, but trust me - the older you get - the harder it gets. So > please START NOW. Do *something*.... > > Personally I'm into cycling as pretty much my only means of getting in a > workout (really bad knees). I ride just about every day at lunchtime and > longer, slower rides on weekends once in a while. > > Plus from time to time I do what's called Bike Touring (think bike > camping). In case you are curious, here's something I wrote up a few > years ago when I did my first overnighter: > > http://www.bicycletouring101.com/FirstMatthewJarvis.htm Nice. I'd love to do that sometime. Well, not exactly how *you* did it. ;) Paul _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
