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10K run every day and 10 hours of sleep. The productivity gains are in the 2-3x range.

by aegiso 13y ago

borplk 13y ago
where do you run? (as in outside, gym, etc)
daleharvey 13y ago
Agreed, getting into a regular running / cycling / exercise routine has had the biggest positive effect on my life. 10 hours sleep is a bit excessive for me though :)
oskarth 13y ago
Prior to doing this, did you walk 10K every day? Curious about the diff between 10K run vs 10K walk. Personally, weightlifting 3x a week and roughly 10K walking every day does the same thing as running did.
- iends 13y ago
  Not the OP, but it probably has the same benefits, but it takes MUCH longer.
  - eshvk 13y ago
    Also, there is some (not much) calorie burning in running 10K vs walking.
brainburn 13y ago
You mean you stopped doing that?
codenut 13y ago
I would love to do this but 10k/day is a lot. I tried it for one week and I was extremely exhausted. My productivity also dropped as I am very tired. What time of the day do you run?
- eshvk 13y ago
  Not the OP but that is not really how you start running 10K/day. You gradually build up endurance starting from a mile a day or so, till your lungs can deal with that. I run 5 miles on the days I don't weight lift. It is not exhausting or something. I do this in the morning and then go do my work stuff.
  - codenut 13y ago
    I'm not a beginner in running. Been running for more than two years but I find it hard to run 10k/day unless I don't have a job and don't go to work. I do the same I run on MWF and lift TThSat and that routine is ok for me. But running everyday is different.
od2m 13y ago
You probably already have overtraining syndrome if you've been doing this for any length of time. http://sportsmedicine.about.com/cs/overtraining/a/aa062499a.htm http://sportsmedicine.about.com/cs/overtraining/a/aa062499a....
- jf22 13y ago
  From 6 miles a day? Probably not. That's not that much physical activity at all.
  - od2m 13y ago
    Every human is different, but yes I believe that's too much. If he had said, "I exercise 5 days a week, take 1 week off every 3 months and 2 consecutive weeks off per year." Then that is different. But he said he runs a 5k EVERY SINGLE DAY, and that is far too much abuse for a human body. The most insidious symptom of overtraining syndrome is a compulsive need to exercise. If this individual is overtrained, his body will find a way to stop him. He will become ill from immune suppression or injured from the constant stress that never fully heals, or too depressed to exercise at all. Body builders have a saying something like, "Muscles are made in the bedroom and the kitchen."

10K run every day and 10 hours of sleep. The productivity gains are in the 2-3x range.

by aegiso 13y ago

10K run every day and 10 hours of sleep. The productivity gains are in the 2-3x range.

borplk 13y ago

where do you run? (as in outside, gym, etc)

daleharvey 13y ago

Agreed, getting into a regular running / cycling / exercise routine has had the biggest positive effect on my life. 10 hours sleep is a bit excessive for me though :)

oskarth 13y ago

Prior to doing this, did you walk 10K every day? Curious about the diff between 10K run vs 10K walk. Personally, weightlifting 3x a week and roughly 10K walking every day does the same thing as running did.

iends 13y ago
Not the OP, but it probably has the same benefits, but it takes MUCH longer.
- eshvk 13y ago
  Also, there is some (not much) calorie burning in running 10K vs walking.

brainburn 13y ago

You mean you stopped doing that?

codenut 13y ago

I would love to do this but 10k/day is a lot. I tried it for one week and I was extremely exhausted. My productivity also dropped as I am very tired. What time of the day do you run?

eshvk 13y ago
Not the OP but that is not really how you start running 10K/day. You gradually build up endurance starting from a mile a day or so, till your lungs can deal with that. I run 5 miles on the days I don't weight lift. It is not exhausting or something. I do this in the morning and then go do my work stuff.
- codenut 13y ago
  I'm not a beginner in running. Been running for more than two years but I find it hard to run 10k/day unless I don't have a job and don't go to work. I do the same I run on MWF and lift TThSat and that routine is ok for me. But running everyday is different.

od2m 13y ago

You probably already have overtraining syndrome if you've been doing this for any length of time. http://sportsmedicine.about.com/cs/overtraining/a/aa062499a.htm http://sportsmedicine.about.com/cs/overtraining/a/aa062499a....

jf22 13y ago
From 6 miles a day? Probably not. That's not that much physical activity at all.
- od2m 13y ago
  Every human is different, but yes I believe that's too much. If he had said, "I exercise 5 days a week, take 1 week off every 3 months and 2 consecutive weeks off per year." Then that is different. But he said he runs a 5k EVERY SINGLE DAY, and that is far too much abuse for a human body. The most insidious symptom of overtraining syndrome is a compulsive need to exercise. If this individual is overtrained, his body will find a way to stop him. He will become ill from immune suppression or injured from the constant stress that never fully heals, or too depressed to exercise at all. Body builders have a saying something like, "Muscles are made in the bedroom and the kitchen."