[HN Gopher] Ask HN: How do you stay active while working from home?
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Ask HN: How do you stay active while working from home?
Since the pandemic started and we've all been working from home,
I've put on a lot of weight. I was wondering how can I keep myself
active without having to go to the gym?
Author : imheretolearn
Score : 15 points
Date : 2021-12-01 21:14 UTC (1 hours ago)
| m_kos wrote:
| I use a stationary bike in combination with the Peloton mobile
| app, Strava, and a heart rate monitor. It was a little hard and
| boring at the beginning until I got into structured workouts and
| playing with numbers. Now, I quite enjoy modeling how my FTP
| improves over time and adjusting my routine accordingly.
| nwomack wrote:
| Cardio: alternate total gym rower & run (also jump rope
| sometimes) Strength: TRX & body weight exercises
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| Works well for me, but I'm not super into strength training at
| this time. If I was would prefer a gym membership.
|
| Honestly you just need to do it. Even without equipment you can
| run, do push ups, crunches, air squats. No excuses for doing
| nothing in my opinion.
| emreb wrote:
| Stop snacking, in my case weight gain is more about your
| proximity to the fridge and the snacks rather than not not-being
| active.
| carlhjerpe wrote:
| I'm not saying you're wrong, because the additive/subtractive
| parts of calories are definitely a fact.
|
| But there's more to health than not getting fat, exercising
| your muscles is important, else you'll lose them and your
| cholesterol will go to shit (too little of the good one).
| vikingerik wrote:
| From someone who did it: Fixing your diet matters far, far more
| than your activity level. It takes much more work to burn a
| thousand calories than to simply not eat it in the first place.
|
| I lost 40 pounds since the pandemic, by fixing my diet to eat
| 1500 calories of salad and vegetables instead of delivery and
| takeout fast food. This was with _less_ activity, an hour or two
| per week of walking /biking as opposed to bike commuting every
| day.
|
| Weight loss isn't about the morality of punishing yourself with
| exercise. It's just about the math of calories in vs out, and
| it's a lot easier to make big changes to the intake side.
| uZhg6ZaLLqfyu6G wrote:
| Magic bullet for me: Podcasts.
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| I'm in my 40's and have never been able to motivate myself to
| exersize regularily. Until about three years ago when I tied
| listening to podcasts to going for walks in the middle of the
| day. Now I walk for an hour a day and hardly notice I'm doing it.
|
| Swap walk out for something else if you like, but for me the
| absolute key was getting addicted to a bunch of 45 min to 1 hour
| podcasts and treating myself once a day.
| Panino wrote:
| Yardwork: splitting firewood, adding material to the compost bin,
| spreading arborist wood chips, planting or harvesting
| plants/trees, etc.
| meheleventyone wrote:
| I'd recommend going to the gym quite honestly. Working from home
| doesn't mean you're trapped in your home. Right now I go for a 45
| minute walk every day, make sure I have some errands to run at
| lunchtime so I get out and moving then, and then go to physio
| three times a week which is split between stationary biking and
| gym machines for an hour or so. Before that I was in the pool
| every morning swimming laps. A change of scenery and other people
| around does wonders. I'd also listen to the people talking about
| diet. Being alone it's easy to slip into bad habits.
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| I think most health guidelines recommend at least 30 minutes of
| walking at a good pace a day. That's seven days a week and is an
| easy place to start. Like someone else here I listen to
| audiobooks and podcasts.
| dylanjcastillo wrote:
| 1. Get a pull up bar from Amazon.
|
| 2. Buy Get Strong by Al and Danny Kavadlo. Start training 3x per
| week following their Phase 1/Foundation program. Go for a 10-15
| min run on your rest days.
|
| 3. If you want better results, then buy Overcoming Gravity by
| Steven Low. Read a bit everyday while doing 2. Once you get the
| basics, adjust your routine to match your goals.
| gathersight wrote:
| The golden rule of exercise: frequency beats duration beats
| intensity. We're habitual beings and quickly establish
| behavioural patterns so just do something (anything) every day
| and you'll improve your fitness surprisingly fast. A fast walk or
| a slow run outdoors.
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| Weight loss, however, starts and ends in the kitchen.
| carabiner wrote:
| Run outside, even in the rain. There are also some compact,
| foldable treadmills on Amazon. Jump rope, get a small rowing
| machine (won't be a concept 2). Get an exercise bike.
| d0m3 wrote:
| It depends on your personality but working from home allows us to
| be more connected with our mind and body (or connect them more).
|
| I'm not a morning person but I try to find the time for a morning
| walk and get fresh air.
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| I take long lunch break to do sports or hike, this is my favorite
| time of the day for physical activities.
|
| Don't be too comfortable sitting in front of the computer, try
| standing up or kneeling down. Go take a walk or do some exercise
| if you feel like it.
|
| I'm amazed at how my brain switches on when I'm taking a break
| with a little sporty walk.
|
| It's yours to find out what suits you the best.
| devKnight wrote:
| what worked for me was: Eating less take out, cook at home more
| Going for walks No soda, only water
| codingdave wrote:
| 2 mile walk every day. Other things depending on the day -- Bike
| rides, swimming, lifting weights, calisthenics, walking through
| the woods, woodworking. Basically, just keep moving. Develop
| hobbies that do not involve sitting down for a long time.
|
| Even so, I'm still a big dude because I like food. Controlling
| your diet is equally important, if not more so.
| version_five wrote:
| I run and do bodyweight exercises like pushups etc. I had a
| punching bag but it's not practical where I live now.
|
| Actually I find it's easier to be active because I have more time
| and run longer, and in principle I snack less because there are
| not snacks at my house like at work. I drink more though.
| marpstar wrote:
| I've got a home gym. Specifically: a barbell "power rack", 400+
| lbs in plates, 3-35 lbs dumbbell pairs. I managed to score the
| bulk of my equipment on Craigslist 7-8 years ago when I started
| lifting. My workouts went completely uninterrupted during the
| "lockdowns" last year and the gyms were all shut down.
| patleeman wrote:
| I set up a treadmill desk and have started walking 10,000 steps a
| day while working. Usually not a problem since most of my work
| doesn't require flow state. I found a walking speed of approx 2.1
| kph allows me to concentrate while moving.
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| I also have a squat rack, bench, barbells and do power lifting at
| home though that fell off in the last year. Goal is to lose
| weight, walk more, eat less, and lift moderately since I'm on a
| cut.
| jasondigitized wrote:
| r/homegym. It took me far too long to accept that going to a
| physical gym is logistically stupid and dramatically reduces the
| chance of me working out consistently with high frequency. I
| decided to invest several thousand dollars in fitness equipment
| and will never go back. Worth every penny. Being able work out 1
| minute after deciding to do so is a absolute game changer for me.
| second--shift wrote:
| Zwift indoors & riding thousands of km's on a bicycle outdoors,
| weather permitting
| lljk_kennedy wrote:
| Bulgarian Bag. Great for both strength and cardio, only one piece
| of kit and you can do a lot of exercises, and you need about
| enough room to swing a school bag around.
| chrisfrantz wrote:
| I gave up the gym during COVID and quickly dropped out of shape.
| I was going an hour a day, 5 days a week and was in decent shape.
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| I was unable to keep it up at home despite the equipment I had.
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| Recently I purchased a roll away treadmill and created a
| treadmill desk set up. I'm finally at least walking 30 minutes a
| day during the work week, but that's obviously still not enough.
|
| It's tough, but the treadmill helps as I can keep working.
| Flankk wrote:
| Running, yoga, and/or calisthenics. Don't overdo it. The goal is
| to get your metabolism back up to baseline and stop muscle
| atrophy. The habit is far more important than the number on the
| scale.
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