How do you balance the sit-at-desk nature of design work with the need for physical activity in your day-to-day life?
Personally, I go for walks at lunch, and sometimes I'll do the 4 kilometer walk home. If I'm lucky, I'll get some tennis in - but there doesn't seem to be a lot of time for that. I used to take intermittent breaks and do 20 pushups at a time and get back to work. Of course, not every office space allows for this, and it doesn't really seem appropriate for the workplace in retrospect. Still, how can I regret getting that exercise?
If the interface from the Minority Report because a reality soon, we could strap weights to our arms and get a decent upper body workout while working. That would be awesome. Maybe we could hook up treadmill-like devices for scrolling up and down. The point I am trying to make here is this: if we are going to be spending all our time designing, shouldn't we be looking at ways for it to actually *be* incidentally good for us? With the rise in popularity of gesture-based input systems, I can see benefits arising from some integration with design applications.












Robert Randall
I think that one has to make it a priority in their life or else we're all going to turn into a bunch of blobs. Personally, I plan my weekday evenings around what physical activities (mostly tennis) I've got going on, after that, other stuff can move in to the calendar.
With the undeniable problem of obesity (particularly in North America), this is definitely (or should be) a hot topic for the times.
I fall in with the minority. I train Kyokushin Karate 4 times a week (between 1.5-2hrs), and on my 'off' days (when I feel like it) I go to the gym or for a bike ride. I also enjoy golfing... ;) I don't have the responsibilities of being a parent, or a spouse, so it's much easier for me to maintain this lifestyle. I fully understand the challenges that others face when it comes to 'finding time'.
In all honesty, it doesn't take all that much time. You can bang off 100 push-ups in 10 minutes easily (with training), augment that with 100 squats/lunges and 200-300 sit-ups/crunches and you'll be in great shape in no time. ;D Seriously, it's all mind over matter... make time or find time - no excuse is a good excuse, it's your body.
I'd love to have an interface like the one shown in Minority Report... if only that would be financially feasible. Perhaps in a few more years... we can only hope.
Cheers!
That is why I workout before work. Painstakingly, I get up before the sun and either run or hit up a yoga class at the bodhi tree. It's the only way I can guarantee some exercise before my schedule gets hectic, and it does wonders for productivity, seriously!
This is all working well while the weather remains fantastic but will I be able to keep it up come winter?
thanks.
d.
Thanks for the idea that i read here.
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