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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?
#2I cycle to work, 10 miles each way. Plus try to do 25 to 50mile rides one day at the weekend.
I wouldn't say I was that fit though, and though my thighs are pretty rock, I'm not muscled elsewhere. I'd love to also have the energy to swim at lunch, but I'm too busy and tired generally.
Cycling is good as it is actually a bit quicker than the tube, and is a great place to clear my head.
Re: Ask HN: You're fit and you work startup hours (9+), how do you do it?
#3I go to the gym 4 times per week for an hour. I make the time for it. Healthy body, healthy mind. There needs to be period of times which you escape reality, as in no connection to the working world, no phones, nothing. The gym is that time for me.
Re: Ask HN: You're fit and you work startup hours (9+), how do you do it?
#4Ive a 30 min walk round trip to work and normally manage to get an 60/90 mins of exercise in the gym/football about 3 times a week. I eat pretty healthily but drink probably more than your average bear (though prob less than your average Irishman!).
However, I think 9+ hours a day is crazy and if you think you're being effective for 9+ hours then you're mad. However, I do think its possible in short bursts (about 3-4 weeks absolute max).
I've worked in startups for about six years so have plenty of personal experience in this.
Anyway, here's your latte.
Re: Ask HN: You're fit and you work startup hours (9+), how do you do it?
#5I cycle to work, 10 miles each way. Plus try to do 25 to 50mile rides one day at the weekend. I wouldn't say I was that fit though, and though my thighs are pretty rock, I'm not muscled elsewhere. I'd love to also have the energy to swim at lunch, but I'm too busy and tired generally. Cycling is good as it is actually a bit quicker than the tube, and is a great place to clear my head.
I agree that cycling doesn't really make you fit as much as it seems (it's an incredibly efficient mean of transportation!). It is well worth it for me though, for that "head clearing". Biking is pretty awesome: you sort of relate much more to your surroundings/city than in a car, you have time to look around and interact, it's great.
I do miss simply walking sometimes too though (it does feel painfully slow when you get used to cycling around!), but if the distances are large (not too large o/c) the bike can be your best transportation friend.
Re: Ask HN: You're fit and you work startup hours (9+), how do you do it?
#6Finding an extra hour a day isn't difficult if it's important to you.
6 am wake up, finish work out around 7, get to work by 8, get off work at 6 pm meets all your requirements and is very reasonable.
You can squeeze that hour in by preparing food in advance 2-3 times a week to cut down on cooking time, taking a few hours on the weekend to do cleaning / grocery shopping so you don't need to during the week, etc. There are infinite ways to optimize your time to squeeze an extra hour a day for a workout.
No excuses if you want it.
Re: Ask HN: You're fit and you work startup hours (9+), how do you do it?
#7There 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... fitness generally isn't a time issue. It's a time management/motivation issue. Maybe cut out some video games or screwing around on the internet? Oh, and watch what you eat.
Re: Ask HN: You're fit and you work startup hours (9+), how do you do it?
#8Well, you just do it ! It's just a matter of priorities - you can always find an extra hour every other day, or go to the gym during lunchtime (that depends on the country you live).
Also, a very important thing to remember - staying fit is as much about eating right as it is about physical training. And eating right takes no extra time as compared to eating bad (but it may be a bit more expensive, again, depending on the country you live in).
Re: Ask HN: You're fit and you work startup hours (9+), how do you do it?
#9One word. Burpees.
But seriously, you do circuit workouts similar to crossfit, you can get away with working out for about 30-45 minutes. Just get the most out of that time instead of having to spend all day at the gym.
Re: Ask HN: You're fit and you work startup hours (9+), how do you do it?
#10I ride to and from work and at lunchtimes every work day. I probably do at least 30km a day with 500m climbing. Here's how...
Block out 2 hours of your calendar at lunchtime every day. That's a non-negotiable slot for your exercise. Do something you love (for me its mountain biking) that makes it easy to motivate yourself to get out (having a group of similar minded friends helps too).
Work to 6pm - there's an extra hour that takes you back up to 8. For me after that is home and family time. If I need another hour I can work 9 to 10 or 10 to 11 when the others are in bed. It's a good quiet time to get a lot done without interruptions.
But here's the thing, I don't often need that extra hour because, having got out and cleared my head at lunchtime my afternoon is so much more productive that if I was stuck in the office all day.