I used to have a pretty active lifestyle, but due to work schedule and long hours, it's really hard to be able to devote a significant portion of time to training and staying in shape.<p>What sort of stuff do you guys do at work to sneak this in if at all. Also is it socially acceptable where you work. I know people who sit on balance balls at work (certainly not at my workplace), but I'd like to hear stories and what you guys do.
I schedule a "meeting" in my calendar in the middle of the day. Then I use that time to leave the office and exercise at the gym. This also tends to prevent someone from inviting me to a meeting at that time. I find it really perks me up in the middle of the afternoon when I tend to drag.<p>At the large company where I work it is not unusual to be elsewhere on site for a meeting. So, I have not asked for permission. However, I do know my boss does the same thing.
I bike to work. I highly recommend it. It takes me about 10 minutes longer in the morning, 5 in the afternoon. The difference is a bit more with low traffic, less (or even favoring the bicycle) with high traffic. For those 15 extra minutes daily, I get 2x25 minutes of high-intensity, low impact aerobic workout. I don't pay for gas. I have a dirt cheap car because I don't care about its gas mileage, etc. I can focus much better after the morning workout. I don't have to "sneak" anything. :)<p>And: I can't get out of the afternoon workout. Gotta get home!
Just to start something, I try to sneak in stuff in the elevator, sometimes I stretch. I figure if people can take smoking breaks, I should be able to get up and walk around or stretch out a bit.