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I’ve often wished I could just drop for 20 beside my desk to get the blood pumping but that would be considered super-weird anywhere I’ve worked recently.
by gaius 8y ago
I’ve often wished I could just drop for 20 beside my desk to get the blood pumping but that would be considered super-weird anywhere I’ve worked recently.
- hollerith 8y agoHearing that makes me sad.
- mikekchar 8y agoIt's only weird the first couple of times you do it. After that, it will be your thing. People get used to things by seeing it frequently. It's like if someone wore a really stupid hat to work. The first time you see it, you think "Hmm... that guy is strange". After a while you still think the hat is strange, but it's normal in the context of the person. There may be people who discriminate against you, but likely the damage will be small (especially for something like push ups).
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- matwood 8y agoNot only that, but health and fitness is the 'in' thing right now. If the GP started doing something healthy they might get a few weird looks, but I promise other people will start doing them with them.
- k__ 8y agoThis. We had a guy who put an inflatable mattress inside an empty office and took naps there on his breaks. First people laughed, after a week it was just "his thing".
- 738472527784 8y agoThe awkwardness could enhance stimulation of blood flow AND after you're finished can't be sustained because of exhaustion. Super effective.
- Taylor_OD 8y agoThis. I do 8 sets of 15 pull ups/chin ups and dips in the office on alternating days. It was weird at first. Now it's my thing. Other people mention it in interviews sometimes.
- rukuu001 8y agoSquats in the bathroom!
- gaius 8y agoI’ve done chin-ups in the bathroom before, when the cubicle door frame is suitable
- pc86 8y agoHopefully not when anyone else is in there.
- gaius 8y agoIndeed, only when I have the entire room to myself. Wouldn’t do push-ups in there for obvious reasons!
- CNJ7654 8y agoNo idea why you're getting voted down, I do the same exact thing in our work bathroom when it's empty. Also, for anyone looking to exercise in the workplace in a slightly less weird way. Find a flight of stairs that doesn't get used often and run up and down it. I'll take two steps at a time when going up and just go at full blast until I feel my heart rate getting up there
- islon 8y agoIn my last work me and a coworker started the 100 days push-up challenge. Soon our whole team joined. After a few weeks many people from other teams also joined and it became a thing in the company.
- taborj 8y agoI was gonna say, this sounds like something ripe for others to join in on, thus negating any perceived weirdness.
- Sharlin 8y agoAt my workplace we have a room with gym mats, wall/pull-up bars, a kettlebell and other things like foam rollers. Should be the standard everywhere.
- newnewpdro 8y agoJust step outside and do them on a sidewalk, it only takes a minute or two. I keep a pair of tight-fitting lightweight mechanix gloves on hand for doing pushups anywhere...