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Working from home I find it nearly impossible. Even using a standing desk, using the bathroom on the other floor instead of the one near me, trying not to ignor

Working from home I find it nearly impossible. Even using a standing desk, using the bathroom on the other floor instead of the one near me, trying not to ignore my watch when it says to get up and walk, etc... I'll often end up with less than 2k steps.

anonfornoreason 5y ago
Take your work meetings on a pair of headphones while dialing in, instead of video conferencing in. Take a fifteen walk once a day while sorting out your daily schedule, working on a hard problem, etc. Personally, that cooped up feeling from being stuck inside all day is one of the reasons why I moved out of the city and onto some property. 30m of daily outside chores (work breaks, lunch breaks, replacement for a "commute") and I easily get 10k steps a day.
- dTal 5y ago
  >Personally, that cooped up feeling from being stuck inside all day is one of the reasons why I moved out of the city and onto some property. As someone who moved from a city to a rural area over the pandemic and saw their exercise suffer massively, this rings oddly to me. In a city I was getting huge step counts because there were so many places to go, so much to see and do! Leaving the house was immediately rewarding. Out in the boondocks, sure there's plenty of space to walk, but there's nowhere you can feasibly walk to.
- TrueGeek 5y ago
  That actually helps, thank you. A lot of my meetings lately are non-video so I could easily take those while walking. I'm working on moving into a city. The plan is to get rid of the car and I think that'll make a huge improvement in health.
gedy 5y ago
The idea is you also have to walk for exercise, not just incidentally. I wfh and aim for two 2-3 mile walks a day and get in about 15000 steps. Takes about 1.5 hours out of my day but I'd just be zoning out watching a screen otherwise.
boppo1 5y ago
Buy a collie. They LIVE for walks. Ours goes 3-4 miles a day. She cares about walks more than food. And she derives absolute joy from them. Just walking around new neighborhoods and she looks at me every day with sheer bliss during and after. Very motivating.

anonfornoreason 5y ago

Take your work meetings on a pair of headphones while dialing in, instead of video conferencing in. Take a fifteen walk once a day while sorting out your daily schedule, working on a hard problem, etc. Personally, that cooped up feeling from being stuck inside all day is one of the reasons why I moved out of the city and onto some property. 30m of daily outside chores (work breaks, lunch breaks, replacement for a "commute") and I easily get 10k steps a day.

dTal 5y ago
>Personally, that cooped up feeling from being stuck inside all day is one of the reasons why I moved out of the city and onto some property. As someone who moved from a city to a rural area over the pandemic and saw their exercise suffer massively, this rings oddly to me. In a city I was getting huge step counts because there were so many places to go, so much to see and do! Leaving the house was immediately rewarding. Out in the boondocks, sure there's plenty of space to walk, but there's nowhere you can feasibly walk to.
TrueGeek 5y ago
That actually helps, thank you. A lot of my meetings lately are non-video so I could easily take those while walking. I'm working on moving into a city. The plan is to get rid of the car and I think that'll make a huge improvement in health.

gedy 5y ago

The idea is you also have to walk for exercise, not just incidentally. I wfh and aim for two 2-3 mile walks a day and get in about 15000 steps. Takes about 1.5 hours out of my day but I'd just be zoning out watching a screen otherwise.

boppo1 5y ago

Buy a collie. They LIVE for walks. Ours goes 3-4 miles a day. She cares about walks more than food. And she derives absolute joy from them. Just walking around new neighborhoods and she looks at me every day with sheer bliss during and after. Very motivating.