Sitting all day + commute + stress is terrible. A 20 year old body can take this sort of damage and recover, but at 30 the "warranty" runs out and you're likely

Sitting all day + commute + stress is terrible. A 20 year old body can take this sort of damage and recover, but at 30 the "warranty" runs out and you're likely to find yourself facing medical problems, unless you compensate with regular exercise. Metabolic syndrome is very real---if you eat a big breakfast and then a big lunch and you did no physical activity in between, guess what your blood glucose level will be after lunch? [Hint: not good] One hack I'd like to share with y'all: use the Mac OS text-to-speech tool to make the computer read HN stories for you while you do exercise in the morning. ('System Preferences --> Dictation and Speech --> Speak selected text when key is pressed') A few push ups + situ ps + 1min of plank can make a big difference. Also, the more HN you read the more in shape you'll become :)