[jjt times 2]

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[Emland]

You can't. You have to make time to exercise first, then you can use the rest of your free time for the computer.

[Fr_Chuck]

Everyone needs to get into the real world and leave cyberspace.

Go for walks, swim, do an exercise program every day, proper diet.

[Clough]

Ideally, you should be spending time away from your computer in order to get some exercise. However, if the case is that you have to use a computer most of the time in order to do the work that you do, you might want to find and try some isometric exercises that you can do while sitting in a chair. There are isometric exercises that you can do with your legs while sitting in a chair that might not interrupt what you are doing on the computer at all.

[kp2171]

It's the ugly truth.

Typing for an hour is something like 100 calories, needs to be adjusted for weight, and it does nothing for your heart, doesn't tone your bod so much, and won't strengthen your bones like physical activity.

Basically one hour of typing is about a half a can of cola... or 3-4 carrots. Yippie.

Want a fun site for this?. type in body weight and 60 min and see what diff activities mean in calories. Always wondered how many calories were burned while digging for worms or caulking a log cabin...


Bodybuilding.com - 600 Exercises: How Many Calories Are You Burning?

[kp2171]

wait... one hour of moderate sexual activity equals one hour of typing?

"sorry honey... can't lay in bed... need to burn off that snickers bar. guess the hallway will hafta do"...

=)

OK I'm off topic, aren't I?

[labman]

With a 3 month old Lab in the house, I have little uninterrupted time at the computer. The 14 year old becomes unbearablly restless if she doesn't get her walk.

[Fr_Chuck]

I find walking into the kitchen to get a snack works off a lot of calories,

[Emland]

I came up with the miracle device to save our young people's arteries, but don't know how to develop it.

It is a bicycle/turbine that you can plug the TV or computer into. If you want to run the device you have to keep peddaling. It's a million dollar idea, right? ;)

[NeedKarma]

I came up with the miracle device to save our young people's arteries, but don't know how to develop it.

It is a bicycle/turbine that you can plug the TV or computer into. If you want to run the device you have to keep peddaling. It's a million dollar idea, right? ;)

http://cache.lifehacker.com/assets/r...geekacycle.jpg

[Don Juan Be Rich]

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Try braingym.org

[humble48]

The reality is that you cannot do both. I don't want to be one to say it, but it is.

Living a life on the computer or any other desk job, is a guarantee that the person is sitting rather than moving. Moving is frankly cardio in any shape or form. Sitting is not.

No one in the world can tell you that losing weight or staying in shape is something you should do is going to work. You have to do it. By posting this, you already started. Now it's a matter of how far you want to go.

Not to boast, but I was in the same situation. Working at a desk and gaining weight every year thereafter. At the end, after all of the parents, all of the girlfriends, all of friends, it came down to just me saying it was enough. When you are ready, you will do what's necessary.

The only difference is how long you wait. The more you wait, the harder it is. My advice, is go now. You may be reading this and going naaa... not the time. But you're wrong. Now is the time. You posted. You're ready. You want to. Go do it.

You spend 8 hours on the desk? Fine. Now go spend 2 hours working out. Whatever you like or love. Walk. Run. Jog. Gym. Walk at lunch. It all helps. Coming from someone that lost 80 pounds because he was done, is the same thing. Just do it. Stop posting and start doing.

You already know what you want. You probably know what will work based on your past. Just do it. And don't stop.

Go!

[X-stream87]

Something you could try is just adding exercises to your overall daily routine, I have a friend that works constantly on a computer (form home) what he does is he put a chin up bar in his door way so anytime he leaves or enters the room for any reason he does 5 chin ups, also when he goes to the washroom he does 20 pushups afterwards, finally he does sit-ups while waiting for stuff to load, its little things like this that help him stay in shape.

[lovelesspa]

Here's a few: Tighten your lower abs, hold for 5 seconds and releas, work your way up, do 10 to start and go from there.
*Clench your buttocks, hold for a few seconds and release, start with 10 reps.
*Trace the alphabet or numbers with your feet
*Point your toes forward away from your body will you feel some tension, hold for 30 seconds, start with 10-15 reps.
*Rest your heels on the floor, pull your feet and toes back toward your body, hold 30seconds, do 10 reps to start
*Extend your leg out in front of you and hold for 30 seconds till it starts to shake, when you get better at this, add ankle weights, try for 15 reps
*Stretch chest muscles by hold your hands behind your chair
*Hold the arms of your chair with your hands, and try raising yourself up off the chair a few inches, do 10 reps to start.
And finally**Sit upright on a chair, cross arms on chest, tighten your ab muscles, hold, Rotate to your right as far as you can, keeping hip straight, Once you have reached you end range hold position 10 seconds, Return to starting position/repeat on left side 2 sets 15-20 reps work up to 3 sets 20-25 reps.