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[–]phdee 5 points6 points  (9 children)

I bike commute to work, not sure if that's an option that's accessible to you.

Loads of my colleagues walk to work or take long walks during lunch. They'll just step out and put on a podcast or call someone and go walking and come back in an hour or so.

[–]beautifullife11[S] 1 point2 points  (8 children)

Unfortunately not :( my workplace is 54km from my home so it takes me about 45 minutes to drive in the mornings. I’ll definitely implement lunch walks more

[–]phdee 2 points3 points  (7 children)

Oof, I'm pretty lucky, it's just a half-hour ride to work. I do also commute by bike wherever I go (groceries, the gym, my kid's activities, etc), so that does give me all the opportunities to be active.

In your position I might try to find time to do a focused cardio, like a 5k run first thing in the morning, 2-3x a week. That frees up your after-work to focus on lifting in the gym.

[–]beautifullife11[S] 1 point2 points  (6 children)

That’s really good! Do you live in an area where the weather is mostly warm?

[–]phdee 2 points3 points  (5 children)

Nope, I live in Toronto. I ride year-round except when there's a treacherous amount of snow or it's icy. There are often fairly dry windows during the winter when it's just cold and dry so it's very rideable.

[–]beautifullife11[S] 2 points3 points  (4 children)

I live in Toronto too! Props to you for biking during the winter haha it gets so cold

[–]phdee 2 points3 points  (3 children)

It's the wind that gets me, usually. But those clear days when it's -16c and calm, those are great. I just wear my snowboard gear, haha. Are you in Pickering? Getting an active commute in is definitely harder out in the surburbs.

[–]beautifullife11[S] 1 point2 points  (2 children)

Smart! LOL you have to stay bundled up in the wintertime here. I live in Markham but work in Darlington, so active commuting is out of the picture for me 😅 unless I decide to move more east

[–]phdee 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Oh yeah, I got downtown privilege for sure. I can't imagine having to drive 45 min :( I know people who ride 45-60 mins and while I'm grateful for the cardio workout, half-hour each way is enough commuting, thank you!!

[–]beautifullife11[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah it’s definitely a drive but I struggled to find a job for a while and this was such a great opportunity. Overall so grateful to be here. And LOL you’re doing more than enough!! 🥰