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A little bit of exercise is something many people are lacking. I have had a long commute (1.5h one way) for a little over a year now. Not long into it I notice
by mhurron 14y ago
A little bit of exercise is something many people are lacking.
I have had a long commute (1.5h one way) for a little over a year now. Not long into it I noticed that I wasn't sleeping well. Not that I was sleeping that well to begin with but it got worse.
My day was sit in the car, sit at a desk, sit in the car, sit at a desk at home. My weekends were basically sit at a desk at home with some various chores sprinkled around.
So I bought a cheap exercise bike. I use it about 20 minutes when I wake up, and 20 minutes when I get home. I sleep far better. I don't wake up all bright eyed but I've never been a morning person. However once I do get up I feel like I'm well rested. I also don't feel like I'm going to fall asleep in the middle of the afternoon, or worse during the drive home, anymore either.
- tonyedgecombe 14y ago1.5 hours each way, 3 hours a day, 15 hours a week, 750 hours a year. That's 31 days of commuting. My advice is either change jobs or move home, that commute isn't sustainable, you will end up ruining your health, relationships and work.
- mhurron 14y agoSaw this reply coming. Already looking at moving. Thing is, I wasn't sleeping the greatest before this job. The place I was at before was less than 30 minute commute. I needed the exercise either way. The exercise bike was a much cheaper change as well.
- imcqueen 14y agoI used to commute an hour each way, but we moved and I'm now back to 25 minutes door to door. There's nothing better than getting time back in your day. When I was commuting I witnessed on at least two occasions people exercising in traffic. Literally one hand on the wheel, one hand holding a small weight. The bike sounds much safer, but I definitely agree that exercise is key to feeling energized.
- gwern 14y agoIndeed. See the Commuting Paradox: http://ideas.repec.org/p/zur/iewwpx/151.html http://ideas.repec.org/p/zur/iewwpx/151.html
- sergiotapia 14y agoSuddenly my 11 minute commute seems fantastic. Granted I'm in Bolivia, but still. Puts things into perspective when I hear people driving over an hour to get to work. I'll never curse at traffic here again because it "slowed me down to 20 minutes!"
- corry 14y agoAh, Bolivia! I lived in Cochabamba for about 5 months and loved it - walking, buses, taxis - so easy to get around. What's the dev scene like down there?