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I have a set of weights in my home office. Whenever I lose concentration or need a break (or feel a bit twitchy), I do a few weightlifting exercises (usually no
by sdfjkl 14y ago
I have a set of weights in my home office. Whenever I lose concentration or need a break (or feel a bit twitchy), I do a few weightlifting exercises (usually no more than 20 reps at a time, but several times a day). This has helped me a great deal in becoming fitter and instead of being a tedious chore at the end of the day, exercising is now a welcome break that clears my head.
However, long before I started doing that, I discovered the best way to stop myself from suffering back pains and RSI: Drinking tea. This works exceptionally well because it means getting up and walking around every 30-60 minutes to get a fresh cup, which is all it took to interrupt whatever cramped position my back and arms were in (the tea itself doesn't matter, although I recently switched to a decaffeinated type).
As additional benefit, during either type of break I often have new ideas about the work I'm doing.
- rz2k 14y agoIf you're drinking a dozen cups of tea per day, then you're probably getting the benefit of walking around even more often than every 30-60 minutes.
- r00fus 14y agoIn my case, I bundle the "brew tea" step with a trip to the latrine: 1) get boiling water and steep tea 2) hit the restroom 3) tea is steeped (only require 2min for me), 4) Add cold milk/cold water to make drinkable in short order. All takes about 10m every hour-ish.