On: Ask HN: Athletic coder dads, how do you balance yo...

[rfarley04]

Yea, little micro workouts (completable next to your desk) throughout the day are great. I find most habit hacks questionable and/or too situational, but "habit stacking" works pretty well for this. Every time you test/compile/deploy/etc do 10 pushups next to your desk.

[punkspider → rfarley04]

I noticed that when want to boredom/stress-eat, that if I do a small workout instead, the joy from having completed it makes the craving go away.

[cpersona → rfarley04]

Yes, but be careful of repetitive stress injuries that can occur. Mix it up and don’t go too intensely. It’s a marathon, not a sprint.