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Cycling typing

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    talklittle
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    That is a neat lifestyle hack for computer users. I was curious how long a session might last. The linked blog provides a hint: Anyway probably too intense for me. At the gym in the past I recall...

    That is a neat lifestyle hack for computer users. I was curious how long a session might last. The linked blog provides a hint:

    To achieve maximal adaptation, the recommendation is for 3-4 Zone 2 sessions per week, at 60-70% of your max HR, for roughly one hour.

    Anyway probably too intense for me. At the gym in the past I recall not even having much spare energy (nor balance and dexterity) to fiddle with my phone to pick music while cycling, let alone write a blog post or do programming. Kudos to them for managing to do that.

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    1. hungariantoast
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      One of my roommates in college would take his iPad down to our apartment's little gym and do math homework and even draw while walking or jogging. It was impressive. I, on the other hand, remember...

      One of my roommates in college would take his iPad down to our apartment's little gym and do math homework and even draw while walking or jogging. It was impressive.

      I, on the other hand, remember building a standing desk and having trouble maintaining focus, or generally being any kind of productive, after standing about an hour. I've had that desk almost four years though, and standing a few hours at a time doesn't bother me anymore. So it's definitely something you can train at.

      Standing has actually become a neat little hack for me. If I feel tired midday, or start crashing after lunch, standing usually helps me recoup a bit.

      Cycling seems like it's on a whole other level though, so I agree, kudos to them. I'd like to try something like this one day, but would need to design and print custom cases for my keyboard first.

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