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Ask HN: exercise at desk
I used to work form home, and exercise quite a bit. Now I have an on location job, so getting up in the middle of the day and exercising is out of the question. How does everyone here exercise at their desk?
- wazoox 16y ago> getting up in the middle of the day and exercising is out of the question. Why is that? I see many people running, cycling, etc. at lunch time. > How does everyone here exercise at their desk? If you're looking for exercises you can do in your office/cubicle, see those proposed for the hacker diet :http://www.fourmilab.ch/hackdiet/www/hackdiet.html http://www.fourmilab.ch/hackdiet/www/hackdiet.html
- thewhitewizzard 16y agoI do exercise during lunch, the issue is it is not healthy to sit down all day. I normally would have a war bike or a treadmill to keep moving but the place I work likes the appearance of being professional. Thank you for the link
- wazoox 16y agoGet one of those stand-up desk, then. Simply standing and getting up your toes can be quite active. There were quite a lot of discussion about these recently on reddit.
- pedalpete 16y agoI am on the stand-up desk program and really like it. Though it isn't excercise from a cardio perspective, it can improve your posture (though like anything, you can still slouch at a stand-up desk). I also sometimes stand on a balance board to make things a bit more interesting and engage core muscles while at my desk - though the second you touch your keyboard or mouse, you'd be amazed how much less you use your core for balance.
- thewhitewizzard 16y agowould love to, but part of the professionalism at the company I would for is identical desks ( I have asked if I could bring in my own desk, was told no, it would encourage people to be unprofessional)
- wazoox 16y agoLook like a particularly un-funny place... :( Are you allowed to laugh sometimes, or is it too "unprofessional"?
- thewhitewizzard 16y agoonly on Fridays, casual day, where you can wear anything, if it fits a list of two page requirements :(