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> by the time you retire you will be dementia ridden. This makes no sense as staying cognitively active has been shown to delay dementia: https://www.health.ha

by sethd 3y ago

> by the time you retire you will be dementia ridden. This makes no sense as staying cognitively active has been shown to delay dementia: https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/can-physical-or-cognitive-activity-prevent-dementia-202109162595 https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/can-physical-or-cognitiv... Key excerpt: > These studies are important because they show that, despite an equivalent amount of Alzheimer's pathology (measured at autopsy in the first study and by blood in the second), individuals who were more cognitively and physically active were able to delay their clinical Alzheimer's disease diagnosis and cognitive decline. This means that even if you are likely by family history — or bad luck — to develop Alzheimer's disease at some point in your life, you can delay the onset of the disease by staying cognitively and physically active, and you can start at any age. As for physical activity, that's a lifestyle choice and has nothing to do with working in tech. At least for me, working in tech is keeping me cognitively active. It's hard for me to even imagine a scenario where that wouldn't be true in tech.

Frost1x 3y ago
>As for physical activity, that's a lifestyle choice and has nothing to do with working in tech. That's not entirely true. A lot of jobs have some degree of physical activity, be it walking around or lifting things. In tech, employers would be happy to strap me to a chair physically if they could, instead they keep me so busy I might as well be strapped to a chair. There's the other extreme with roles that require regular heavy lifting and bending over that leads to long term health problems like back issues, say home electricians crawling around or construction workers. There's a lot of in-between with jobs that have a healthy amount of lifting and moving around. Tech isn't one of those. That means you have to make up for it by exercising on your own time, not during time you're getting paid. Things like extra cardio you might not need otherwise. The benefit is that since you're so sedentary, you get almost full control over the choice and amount of exercise you want. The one downside is its all on your own time. For me I don't mind it, other than the cardio I have to do I wish I didn't.

by sethd 3y ago

Frost1x 3y ago

>As for physical activity, that's a lifestyle choice and has nothing to do with working in tech. That's not entirely true. A lot of jobs have some degree of physical activity, be it walking around or lifting things. In tech, employers would be happy to strap me to a chair physically if they could, instead they keep me so busy I might as well be strapped to a chair. There's the other extreme with roles that require regular heavy lifting and bending over that leads to long term health problems like back issues, say home electricians crawling around or construction workers. There's a lot of in-between with jobs that have a healthy amount of lifting and moving around. Tech isn't one of those. That means you have to make up for it by exercising on your own time, not during time you're getting paid. Things like extra cardio you might not need otherwise. The benefit is that since you're so sedentary, you get almost full control over the choice and amount of exercise you want. The one downside is its all on your own time. For me I don't mind it, other than the cardio I have to do I wish I didn't.