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Ask HN: You're fit and you work startup hours (9+), how do you do it?

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Re: Ask HN: You're fit and you work startup hours (9+), how do you do it?

#21
I am a student but I have classes Tuesday through Thursday, and than I work nights on Saturday - Monday.

During the week while I am at school I usually will wake up 5 am on Wednesdays, to run with my neighbor. I don't even have class till 5 pm but I get up and run. It really clears my mind up and starts the day off right. I usually will run on Saturdays or Sundays depending on my schedule, I always try to run 3 or 4 times a week but sometimes I cant.

Sunday - Thursday I will do push ups and some core exercises, like planks and etc to work the core. To make sure I do it, I X off that day and write the number of pushups I did, so I can see how I am doing at the end of the week and to check my progress.

I am now buying fruits and veggies and making salads for my lunches for each day of the week, I usually will prepare them at the beginning of the week to make it easy as throwing tuna into the salad and leaving for class.

It is basically the same thing a lot of people have said, at first it seems like a hassle but now I am in the routine and its nice. I love feeling good and eating well. The hardest part was starting though, I was out of shape and it sucked but it has gotten a lot easier.

Re: Ask HN: You're fit and you work startup hours (9+), how do you do it?

#22
post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You're telling me you work approx. 12h every SINGLE day (weekends included) and that has no effect in your social life, mental and physical health? 3 options: 1) Your social life's definition is different from everyone's else. 2) You only sleep 2h a day 3) This is a load of bs

4) definition of "work" is different than everyone else's

Good point, missed that one.

Re: Ask HN: You're fit and you work startup hours (9+), how do you do it?

#23
I use myfitnesspal to track all of my calories and workouts. I work 6-12 hour days, and usually take 1-2 days per week off. I workout 30-90 minutes 5 days a week doing HIT training. I'm in great shape, feel great look great.

Its a pretty simple mathematical equation: if you are trying to lose weight, just calculate your calories + energy burned, don't eat too many bad carbs, bad fats and eat lots of protein, fresh foods, and get fresh air.

Re: Ask HN: You're fit and you work startup hours (9+), how do you do it?

#25
post #7

There are 24 hours in a day. Assume you don't have kids. sleep: 7-8, eat/shower/shit: 2, commute to work: 1, chores/shopping/errands: 2, work: 9 ... you still have 2-3 hours left. That ought to give you 45 minutes or an hour 3 times a week easy. +Weekends. You can work at your business even more (if you can manage that..but if you aren't really working, why?) and still make the time for fitness. The point is... fitne…

commute to work: 1 the % of ppl who fit this criteria is less than 5%

http://www.treehugger.com/cars/average-commute-times-usa-int...

The average commute time to work (in the US) is 25.4 minutes.

Re: Ask HN: You're fit and you work startup hours (9+), how do you do it?

#26
post #7

There are 24 hours in a day. Assume you don't have kids. sleep: 7-8, eat/shower/shit: 2, commute to work: 1, chores/shopping/errands: 2, work: 9 ... you still have 2-3 hours left. That ought to give you 45 minutes or an hour 3 times a week easy. +Weekends. You can work at your business even more (if you can manage that..but if you aren't really working, why?) and still make the time for fitness. The point is... fitne…

Commit to work takes 1,5 * 2 hours in İstanbul. You still have 0 hours left.

If you have a 2 hour commute time, you can't work 9+ hours a day and have time for fitness. Or much of anything else for that matter.

Re: Ask HN: You're fit and you work startup hours (9+), how do you do it?

#27
I bike to work 1 hour each way, five days a week. (15 miles per day, 75 miles per week) It forces me to exercise (need to commute) and keeps me awake and fresh at work. I also eat right.

Ask yourself, do you want to get fit or get ripped for the ladies? They are really very separate things.

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