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Reading articles on how to stay fit and healthy is as far as I got... :/
Lol :)
Aim to exercise first thing a day 7 days a week. In reality, ends up being 4-5 times a week. Mix of running (using Studio.live), weights in the gym and yoga (not as often as I liked). Eat vegan food (last 2.5 years), quit alcohol 5 years ago, quit coffee, swapped it for Matcha 1 year ago.
For mental health, I (try to):
For physical health and fitness, I:
I'm a little late to the conversation, but my company bought me a copy of Intuitive Eating and I really like it. It's a scientific, body-positive approach to healthy living and weight management. I highly recommend it to anyone who has trouble with yo-yo dieting, portion control, or negative feelings toward food and exercise.
Pretty much always being at some point in a marathon training cycle makes getting the physical activity in fairly easy. It’s been built into my daily routine for years and years now. It helps that I love running more than anything else.
I also try to drink plenty of water throughout the day and keep my diet reasonable. I’m not the healthiest eater in the world, but I try to have some moderation with what I eat so I can still enjoy the not-so-healthy foods I love while also making sure they’re only a small part of my overal diet.
I get up around 4:45 - 5:00 AM, drive to the office, and then go running in the very nice park across the street (my office has showers, fortunately).
My breakfast is usually some yogurt (with no sucralose/Splenda - I'm sensitive to the stuff) and my lunch is a salad and some pretzels. I generally avoid fast food and I don't eat out that often. I rarely drink pop/soda and I keep my beer consumption down to 1-2 on weeknights and no more than 4 on weekends.
Everyday: (=7d/w)
My current workplace thankfully has a fitness room. Around the same time every day I go in there for ten minutes and walk on the treadmill. Just fast enough to get the heart going, but not fast enough to break a sweat because sweaty dev == sad dev.
I'm not one for working out but I do try and walk for at least an hour every day. Also going cold turkey on drinking coffee and fast food has helped me stay healthy. However, it's kinda hard to quit coffee after being practically an addict but here we are 😅
So, I have gone both ways in life: healthy and "not so good on my fitness and food habits" and I can honestly say that everything in moderation makes me feel good. I used to work out like an animal and 12 years later (and about a million miles on the eliptical machine), I had to have my hip replaced. I do yoga regularly, that is my go to for exercise. That's because I found out that it does the same magic as if I worked my ass off in the gym.
I moved from the city to the mountains. That made me feel wonderful inside and out. I pick my apples fresh off my tree (pears, too) and I quit working no later than 8pm. Everything can wait but time with your family will pass you by if you don't make the effort to be there.
Namaste!
Lots and lots of yard work helps keep me in shape. I'm also constantly running around with my daughter and participating in all of her activities. Walks to/from school when weather is good.
It all adds up. Working from home makes it tough at times. You can fall into a rut really easy.
A couple of years ago I bought a fitbit watch and it's great for weeks when I know there's a chance of hitting those slow days to get me up and moving. I'm normally not a watch guy but as a tool it can be invaluable when I'm super busy to remember to get my ass outside and breathe in from fresh air.
I try to do yoga in the morning before everyone else gets up, and maybe a short calisthenics workout before bed, doesn't need to be anything fancy. Best thing I've done lately is cut out sugar as much as possible, also I only drink water or black coffee.
The diet change has had the biggest benefit, I can't outwork a crap meal anymore 🤔
I wake up at 5am, eat oatmeal porridge and get ready for my 6am Crossfit class. Do whatever workout they tell me to do and push it as hard as I can. Finish at 7am and then drink coffee and go to work.
I do this Monday to Wednesday, rest day Thursday and then same time on Friday. Saturday is slightly different as class starts at 8am and I do an 8am and 9am class. The 8am class is an advanced workout and 9am class is a team workout.
If my wife is away for business during the evenings, then I will go into an open workout and follow CompTrain or another workout.
Crossfit is easy for me, I can turn up, be told what to do and then just do it.
I practice wall climbing (bouldering) three times a week, play airsoft once a week and try to bike as much as I can. Started living like this last year and it greatly improved my physical and mental health.
I bike to work as often as possible (16km per day)
I started bouldering recently.
(I don't like team- or running-sports)
I eat everything, but do a couple of weeks of calorie-reduction when the kilograms get above 90. I manage to get down 0.5 kg a week and keep doing it until the discipline wears off.