It's summertime and it's the time to get out of doors and enjoy yourself. Unless you're in the southern hemispheres in which case it's winter, but it will be summer soon.
In any case, as computer professionals, we tend to spend a lot of time resting on our rears in front of a computer screen. With so much stress and work in our lives, it's often that we find ourselves ready to relax in front of some type of media many nights. And with so much out there, it's easy to take a sedentary work style and carry it over to home.
However that's not the best way to live your life. Especially in the US where we have lots of poorly designed food choices readily available and bad habits from our younger days when we had high metabolisms. So, for this Friday's poll:
How Do You Keep Yourself Active?
I've always been active, interested in sports, and so I've sought out ways to keep myself moving. When I was early in my career, basketball was a big part of early evenings and weekends. I also rowed on a 4-man crew for awhile and that kept me in the best shape of my life, but it was very time-consuming and hard to keep up with a family. Not to mention moving to Denver where there is no water.
These days I do karate with my son 2-3 times a week. That’s something I've done at various times in my life and I enjoy sharing with my son. I play baseball in the summer, hit the gym once a week to lift weights, and try to run a couple times a week. Apart from that, dragging hay around in a wagon and shoveling tiny piles of horse leavings ensure that I'm not completely sedentary.
I think it's important to do something, anything. If you have something you enjoy, especially a sport, find some friends, make it a regular thing. And if nothing else, a little extra walking goes a long way. I know that I was exhausted from bad food and long days at TechEd, but on Wednesday I made it a point to get out and exercise for 30 minutes and even though my feet hurt before and during, I felt much better that evening.
So let us know what you do, or what efforts you make. I'm sure you'll inspire someone to get themselves moving a bit more often.
Steve Jones
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