I've been cycling for a couple of years now on a daily basis but find that most of my hacker friends tend to stick to the redbull+snacks+coffee+ramen diet. What sort of routines do you guys use to stay in shape?
Ask HN: How do you stay (somewhat) healthy?
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#2cycle to work. walk lots. eat lots of leaves. fruits for snacks.
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#3oh, and dont drink fucking red bull
Re: Ask HN: How do you stay (somewhat) healthy?
#4cycle to work. walk lots. eat lots of leaves. fruits for snacks.
Just remember, Cycling is not always better exercise than walking - for short distances, walking is "more work" than cycling.
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#5P90X satisfies both my inner nerd and my inner extremist. I started with a roommate last year. I really need to get back into the swing of it this year before I start flabbing again.
http://www.amazon.com/P90x-Extreme-Home-Fitness-Horton/dp/B0...
EDIT: Also, thanks for posting this! You inspired me to finally set up the pull-up bar I bought last week. Having it outside the bathroom will hopefully prod me into starting up again.
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#6Vitamin B-Complex tends to help my fingers from feeling numb when typing all day. (Told to me by a doctor many years ago when I came to him with numb finger tips).
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#7I've never been big on exercising for the sake of exercise, but I do regularly go to a rock climbing gym. It's good exercise, but more importantly it's fun, unlike lifting weights. It requires the use of your brain: a good climb is like a puzzle you solve with your whole body. Great way to meet people, too.
The only concern for hackers would be strain on the wrists. If you have wrist problems climbing probably isn't for you, but personally I feel like climbing has strengthened my wrists and actually been beneficial.
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#8I know it might seem intimidating, but try some abbreviated Crossfit workouts (http://crossfit.com/) to get in shape quickly and then stay there.
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#9Refuse to use any type of drugs other other than the occasional aspirin. Of course, unless my life is really depending on it.
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#10oh, and dont drink fucking red bull
Funny story: A startup I used to work for occupies the former offices of a snowboard company. We continued to receive monthly promotional cases of Red Bull for as long as I worked there.
I was a jittery mess for the two months I had a 3+/day habit.