I think the daily part of my life which is most challenging besides programming is keeping myself motivated to exercise everyday, be that walking for an hour or training with weights.
It's so much easy just to sit on couch, after coming from office, but I have to really push through this, to do my workout.
I agree with Ivan below. You want to be at the point where exercise is a habit/routine, so much so that you actually 'enjoy' it. Soon as you enjoy it becomes much easier. I currently work 40 hour weeks and exercise 6 times a week for around an hour each day.
Maybe you just haven't found the right activity? Consider taking up a sport, such as tennis? Swimming? Running? I even found myself taking up ping pong lessons for while which was a surprising burn!
Exercising (especially in the morning) will make you feel more awake during the day, allow you to sleep more easily at night and give you a faaaaabulous bod 💪🤩
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yeah, I cannot recommend exercising enough. I normally have a one and a half-hour workout schedule, at least 4 times a week. One hour for a run and a 30-minute cardio workout to relieve me from the hassle of staring at a computer screen most of the time. There's this notion that as software developers we have to conform to a certain isolated lifestyle in the basement or holed up somewhere writing code all day. But this shouldn't be the case. Exercising also helps as I get to introspect during that hour-long run and keep my feet on the ground(literally ;) )
Best way to keep exercising is to create a habit. You form a habit after three weeks of doing something, so then it should be easier to follow.
Also, it is much easier when you exercise with someone, so you might want to include a family member or friend.
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For me, walking while listening to audio books or music is where I got started in building a healthy habit.
Then later on, I started adding in exercise-oriented video games (Just Dance, Fitness Boxing, Ring Fit Adventure), because those were things I could do even if the weather outside was bad, and I actually found it pretty fun to see progress over time on them.
Exercise is so helpful to all aspects of life, and I overlooked it for far too long.
Definitely, this has been one of the most important things I've done as a developer, I've noticed a big difference regarding mental health when exercising regularly.
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I think the daily part of my life which is most challenging besides programming is keeping myself motivated to exercise everyday, be that walking for an hour or training with weights.
It's so much easy just to sit on couch, after coming from office, but I have to really push through this, to do my workout.
I agree with Ivan below. You want to be at the point where exercise is a habit/routine, so much so that you actually 'enjoy' it. Soon as you enjoy it becomes much easier. I currently work 40 hour weeks and exercise 6 times a week for around an hour each day.
Maybe you just haven't found the right activity? Consider taking up a sport, such as tennis? Swimming? Running? I even found myself taking up ping pong lessons for while which was a surprising burn!
Exercising (especially in the morning) will make you feel more awake during the day, allow you to sleep more easily at night and give you a faaaaabulous bod 💪🤩
yeah, I cannot recommend exercising enough. I normally have a one and a half-hour workout schedule, at least 4 times a week. One hour for a run and a 30-minute cardio workout to relieve me from the hassle of staring at a computer screen most of the time. There's this notion that as software developers we have to conform to a certain isolated lifestyle in the basement or holed up somewhere writing code all day. But this shouldn't be the case. Exercising also helps as I get to introspect during that hour-long run and keep my feet on the ground(literally ;) )
Best way to keep exercising is to create a habit. You form a habit after three weeks of doing something, so then it should be easier to follow.
Also, it is much easier when you exercise with someone, so you might want to include a family member or friend.
Ah, yeah!
For me, walking while listening to audio books or music is where I got started in building a healthy habit.
Then later on, I started adding in exercise-oriented video games (Just Dance, Fitness Boxing, Ring Fit Adventure), because those were things I could do even if the weather outside was bad, and I actually found it pretty fun to see progress over time on them.
Exercise is so helpful to all aspects of life, and I overlooked it for far too long.
Definitely, this has been one of the most important things I've done as a developer, I've noticed a big difference regarding mental health when exercising regularly.