I have experienced that if skip even one day after 8 hour of physical labor streak my energy levels suddenly go to the bottom and I start to feel super bad. It’s quite strange because I do not think I could not be depressed if I had a sedentary job. Sedentary things just destroy me. Also I like and wanted job in programming/cs so yeah. Gotta career switch or something apparently because cardio in the evening isn’t enough, I am like golden retriever. Only truly satisfied when all my muscles ache at the end of the day. And also I need immediate results out of my work

  • Pencilnoob@lemmy.worldEnglish
    12·
    16 hours ago

    I found an office job was too physically limiting so I have a treadmill desk, became a volunteer firefighter, and do powerlifting. It’s the only way I keep stable

    • JulieLemming@lemm.eeOPEnglish
      6·
      16 hours ago

      That’s very noble, I am way too big of a snowflake to see stuff that firefighters must see. I think it would mess with my head

      • Pencilnoob@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        2 hours ago

        Yeah it can be pretty disturbing. Being a volunteer helps, you can take a break to process trauma if you see something upsetting. I don’t think I would want to do this for a career, it’s too hard to have to just keep grinding after a terrible call.

        • HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com
          1·
          2 hours ago

          sorry. no one would get the reference. so I knew a developer who lived way out in the country and was both a part time firefighter and part time cop and we (people at work) would always sorta make fun like if the window washers were dropping down its like. theres salman practicing one of his extreme careers. I actually wrote it hoping you would respond enough for me to tell my little story.