How are you balancing work and health as a busy professional?
I sometimes feel like health and work is a zero sum game. When I focus on one, the other tends to suffer, making it hard to keep my progress. However, I know that staying healthy will actually help me be more productive in the long run, decreasing my risk of getting sick, improving my mental and cognitive health.
In these past few years I've learnt from my mistakes and there's 2 main lessons I want to share:
We tend to do too much too fast. Whenever we decide to get into fitness we typically are in a rush to get results. We feel guilty for what we haven't been doing and we try to compensate. This is not sustainable and after a short while it starts affecting our work, we lose consistency and often give up.
Building on lesson 1, we can actually get pretty good results with a relatively low amount of time dedicated to fitness (talking about 3-5 hours / week), if we actually use the time well. In short, getting a little high intensity strength work and cardio in, then using the rest of the time at a low intensity gives great results while allowing for enough rest to recover and be productive with your other demanding activities.
I took these lessons and built them into the product I am launching soon, Movitalis. It's an activity tracker focused on longevity, not performance, and it's perfect for people with busy schedules that want a simple solution to stay active and use their time efficiently. If it sounds good, please leave a follow and stay tuned for the upcoming launch!
I want to hear from you now. What lessons have you learned trying to balance work and health?
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