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Staying in shape in IT? 3

Submitted by tnok85
tnok85 writes "I figured this would be the best place to ask, as many readers appear to work in the IT industry. (Tech support, sysadmins, etc)

I started a new job ~7 months ago at a very large company working a 12-hour night shift (7PM-7AM) in a fairly high volume NOC. Our responsibilities extend during the night to basically cover everything but the most complex situations regarding UNIX/Windows/Linux/App administration, at which point we'll reach out to the on-calls.

I live 1.5 hours away as well, so it turns into 4-5 15 hour days a week of sitting still — throw in almost an hour to get ready to leave, and a bit of time after I get home to unwind and I'm out of time to work out. Unfortunately I'm pretty sure I have a very slow metabolism, ever since I was a pre-teen I would gain weight fairly quickly if I didn't actively work out, regardless of how much or what I eat. (Barring starving myself, I suppose...)

So, how does somebody who works a minimum of 60 hours over 4 days, often adding another 12 another day, and sometimes working 7-10 days straight like this, stay in shape? I can't hold a workout schedule, (which every person I've talked to in my history says is necessary to stay in shape) and I can't 'wake up early' or 'work out before bed' because I need sleep.

Any thoughts/opinions/suggestions?"
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  • Under those scheduling conditions, it's hard to be too optimistic. Certainly, make a point of getting exercise on days you aren't working; but that still leaves a lot of time where exercise isn't really an option.

    There are a few things, though, that would be worth taking a look at:

    While BMR does have a more or less fixed component(unfortunately for you, you seem to have gotten the "would be good for pretty much any other place and time in human history, except mine right now" metabolism), there are th
  • Use a bike for part or all of your commute as much as is possible. Since it is 1.5 hours I realize it is far but with a good road bike you can go 15miles or more depending. If the commute to the train line is to small then jog and train for your commute. Then the more you work the more you workout. Also you could always jog on your lunch hour. If your work does not allow a work hour it should as people who work long hours really need that.

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