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Exercising For Developers

Exercising For Developers

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Zach Silveira
Aug 16, 2022
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When you signed up for a coding newsletter, I doubt the word exercise popped into your head.

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When it comes to coding, most of us have plenty of stories about staying up all night, drinking 5 Red Bulls, or sitting in a chair for 16 hours straight just to solve a bug.

Exercise is massively overlooked in software development. Maybe this is due to so many developers being in their 20’s or even younger.

Now’s the time

No matter how old you are, if you are a sedentary engineer like I used to be, you need to start working out.

During covid, I would barely leave my house. This is terrible for cardiovascular health.

Enter Zone 2

What should you focus on? Everyone’s goals are different. My goal is to maximize longevity and have as many enjoyable years as possible. If your goal is to run an Ironman or other events, this plan will not be for you. You will need to do a lot more if that’s the case.

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