[OT] Exercise and PA (was: Re: Scared)

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> ...

> As of now I am trying to stretch once every 2 days for

> about an hour... Should I do more?? I work on computers

> all day so I try to walk around for an hour at lunch.

> When I get home I usually take care of the kids while

> my wife goes to work so I don't get much of an

> opportunity to exercise.

>

> Can someone tell me what their schedules are so I can compare...

>

>

> Cheers

Hi Shane,

I also work on computers all day (or used to). Although I'm on

extended sick leave at the moment, I still enjoy working with my

computer at home. My schedule goes something like this:

1. Get up in morning (10 AM or later), make coffee, and go sit in

front of computer catching up on the news, stock market, etc., and

working on my latest hobby (developing a computer program to factor

the RSA Challenge Numbers - see

http://www.rsasecurity.com/rsalabs/challenges/factoring/numbers.html )

2. Mid-afternoon. Take nap. Make sandwich, take my morning

medications, and eat sandwich in front of the computer.

3. Evening. Take nap. Take evening medications. Bring my dinner back

to my computer room so I can continue my computer work.

4. Bedtime. When beginning to loose consciousness due to lack of

sleep while staring at the computer screen, grudgingly turn off the

computer monitor (leaving computer powered on so that it can run my

latest creation during the night), and hit the sack.

5. Go to (1) above (although some days I intersperse taking a bath

with my other activities).

The only exercise I ever get is when I crawl around on the floor

disconnecting all the cables from my computer so that I can set it on

my desk and remove the cover in order to dust off the components

inside the case, clean the fans, and sometimes install a new hard

drive, or other components. You'd be AMAZED how dusty the insides of

a computer can become in only a month or two (everyone should change

the air filters and clean the insides of their computer at least

twice a year - taking appropriate anti-static measures of course).

Then I have to crawl around on the floor again getting everything

hooked back up properly. It can be quite strenuous actually, and my

muscles (or what's left of them), are sore for a couple of days

afterwards.

Yes, that's right - I have NO LIFE! ;-)

-- Ron

P.S.

I enjoy my " non-life " very much. Aside from the P and PA, it's a

dream-come-true for me. As you can probably tell, my needs are simple

and few.