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Sitting down too much is doing more harm to your body than you can imagine

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Re: Sitting down too much is doing more harm to your body than you can imagine

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Post by rubber_duck »

pmarreck wrote: post #97
erl wrote: post #75

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You can easily do HIIT with minimal infrastructure. Burpees and jumping squats for example will get your pulse up in no time. It will likely require a shower afterwards though which might pose a problem.

ok so to make this happen in an office setting, we'd perhaps need 1) A 60 degree F room to stave off sweating 2) Enough exercise to be healthy but that stops just short of making you sweat 3) (2) is variable based on body weight of course

My point is skip the office setting, do 10 mins of workout at home before you shower and save 20 mins of time.

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Post by rubber_duck »

jgorn wrote: post #73
rubber_duck wrote: post #65

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Walking is not time efficient, you're better off doing 10 mins of HIIT than an hour of walking.

If I do HIIT, I'll definitely need a shower which takes time and resources. A 30 min walk? Not as much. Sometimes the practical solution isn't the most efficient.

I wasn't suggesting you should do HIIT at work (although we used to take an hour gym breaks during lunch at my previous office since we had a gym next door to the office), but rather do 10 mins of exercise at home and get more benefits while saving 20 mins of time.

I mean if you're chatting with coworkers and relaxing during the walk then it's a different story - but if you're just in to it for health benefits - like I've seen people suggest walking home from work, etc. - just take the shorter route and do proper exercise.

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Post by watwut »

Clubber wrote: post #116
watwut wrote: post #115

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I think that his point was that similar drop of productivity happen to other professions. Programming is not the only work that requires focus. Even with programming it does matter what tasks you are working on. Many tasks don't need that much time to get into and out of it, only some do.

>I think that his point was that similar drop of productivity happen to other professions. Oh, I see. Yes, I would wholeheartedly agree with that. To his point, I would say many people on here don't necessarily think developers are special in that regard, but most people are developers and they are speaking on that which they know. I'm a developer (obviously) and I couldn't intelligently speak on how interruptions wo…

Imo, both marketing and sales cause so many interruptions to everyone around, that if their own productivity is harmed by it, they really should do something about it. They are seriously winning the "who is the most noisy most interrupting office" competition.

Re: Sitting down too much is doing more harm to your body than you can imagine

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Post by raamdev »

cm2012 wrote: post #93
raamdev wrote: post #56

I’ve posted this elsewhere, but it feels relevant here so I’ll share it again. I work remotely 80-90 hours a week using my laptop (this is important: your screen needs to be mobile). Here's how I currently try to keep my body moving: - I don't have a desk or chair. I have a bar table and a stool. This makes a huge difference. I get uncomfortable sitting on the stool after about 30 minutes, so I get off. Then I'll sta…

Why work so many hours?

Because I love what I do.

Re: Sitting down too much is doing more harm to your body than you can imagine

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Post by Tomminn »

quickthrower2 wrote: post #21
alansammarone wrote: post #5

Every time I read an article like this, I get a bad feeling and I say to myself "I'll definitely exercise more - I don't wanna be all buggy when I get older due to my lifestyle - I'll do this NOW!". Then a couple of hours later, I'm back coding happily seated. I'm sure this is the case for many of us. I wish our brains could keep this bad, guilty-like feeling that makes us take action around for longer.

There is a Tony Robbins video somewhere where he says "in life, you get your standards". I.e. not what you want or desire but what you make an absolute standard. I found it can take time and few mental visits to a problem before this happens. Most of us have standards around hygiene, dental care, personal appearance etc that are almost immutable. If you have a standard that you want to remain fit and that becomes dee…

He also said "You never get your wants, you only get your needs". Same idea- the wants always slide. The only thing that doesn't slide is the needs.

It actually surprised me learning later in life that Tony Robbins is not the total charlatan I always assumed he was.

Re: Sitting down too much is doing more harm to your body than you can imagine

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Post by pmarreck »

rubber_duck wrote: post #171
pmarreck wrote: post #97

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ok so to make this happen in an office setting, we'd perhaps need 1) A 60 degree F room to stave off sweating 2) Enough exercise to be healthy but that stops just short of making you sweat 3) (2) is variable based on body weight of course

My point is skip the office setting, do 10 mins of workout at home before you shower and save 20 mins of time.

I'd say do 20 minimum but your point is taken

Re: Sitting down too much is doing more harm to your body than you can imagine

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Post by noir_lord »

loco5niner wrote: post #170
noir_lord wrote: post #91

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I moved office to the other side of the site, up some stairs an into a (admittedly vast) office with no windows in part because of this, people don't get programmers, your 5 minute non-important (to either of us) interruption costs me 15-20 minutes of lost productivity after you walk away from my desk. I have a phone on my desk that is set to flash, not ring and only then if it's the boss, everyone else just silently…

Lucky you. I would love to be able to make that move.

Apart from the codebase I inherited I love everything about this job, decent money, 9-5, I get (gently) bollocked for staying late, technical freedom, hardware budget.

Best programming job I've ever had and for someone who was damn close to burnout it feels like a holiday!

Re: Sitting down too much is doing more harm to your body than you can imagine

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Post by laythea »

loco5niner wrote: post #168
laythea wrote: post #159

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I am a developer and get lots done, but I don't have to work in a sweat shop where I have so much pressure that I cannot have the occasional social conversation or entertain someone else's occasional social conversation. In my opinion an office full of head down developers who don't feel they can talk to anyone, is a horrible environment to spend 1/3 of your life in.

> In my opinion an office full of head down developers who don't feel they can talk to anyone, is a horrible environment to spend 1/3 of your life in. I agree with that. But I also think that being in an office full of developers that can't use their "inside voice" is a horrible environment to spend 1/3 of your life in.

Agreed. As most things in life, a balance is required.

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Post by baby »

Tharkun wrote: post #138
baby wrote: post #135

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On the other hand, I feel like people like you make the office a worse place where talking and interacting with people is harder.

Why are you at the office? To chat? Or to get work done? They are sometimes mutually exclusive.

Both

Re: Sitting down too much is doing more harm to your body than you can imagine

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Post by fapjacks »

dahart wrote: post #130
EvanAnderson wrote: post #114

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It doesn't seem rude to my standards, either. I'd be interested to hear others' experiences using it, though. My experience has been that, unless delivered in an exceptionally conciliatory manner (exaggeratedly, actually), this kind of request gets interpreted as rude by a lot of people. For me, at least, I think it comes from many people assuming they have a "quick question" or that their "small" request isn't diffi…

When someone walks up to me and opens with "quick question" the hairs on my neck stand up. I had a job where that became an office trend, everyone would start with "quick question". I started responding to "quick question" with "long answer". That and I also hung a sign on my chair with my official office hours. Neither actually worked, and people thought I was rude, but it did make me feel better to try to push back…

This is really why I prefer remote. I mean besides wearing pajamas all day. If I need to be scarce to get some work done, I can make myself completely scarce. Nobody can route their problem around my barriers by just showing up at my desk.
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