I just read an interesting post over at Pat B. Doyles’s blog: http://www.patbdoyle.com/?p=243

She wrote how much of a mistake it was to give up exercise when leaving the 9-5 job she once had.  I know exactly what she means.

My 9-5 job required me to do a lot of standing and walking. Now, working on my online business, I do mainly sitting. Of course, I don’t have to sit down for 8 hours (thank goodness), but the change from the normal routine from that day job did impact me.

Shortly after ending my day job, I worked at my desktop computer which was on an old kitchen table, with an executive chair to sit in. The chair was nice, but the ergonomics were terrible. My hands were not leveled correctly with the keyboard, and my chair did not slide under the table, so I was unable to sit as close as I wanted to the keyboard. This caused me to slouch forward, not keeping my back straight.

The solution that fixed that problem was the purchase of a laptop.  All that’s required for me now is to sit where it’s comfortable, and set the computer on my lap.

The other day I was at a family members house where there was a reclining (lazy) chair. Oh man… that was great. I’ve never owned one, but now I see why I need to.  I was able to sit in it without getting up for a few hours, without having my body in any weird position. I will do this more often. If you do this though, make sure you don’t accidentally work too long. Sure is easy to do when you’re comfortable!

Okay, besides my new “lazy chair working method”, I still need exercise.  I pay about $30 bucks a month which gives me access to a fitness center.  I do agree with some people that it’s weird to be bicycling or running in place, or lifting odd machines instead of doing something in the real world… like going jogging, skiing, bicycling, etc. I think I will do these things more often. The whole concept of paying to exercise is pretty ridiculous anyway. That’s the part where I disagree with Pat’s blog entry.

Here’s the excerpt from the part of her entry I didn’t neccessarily agree with:

A while ago I read on someone’s blog that they had decided to give up their gym membership when they quit their job to work on their internet business. No!! That’s just the opposite of what you should do. You need the gym more than ever, when you work from home.

Give up some other expenses, but don’t give up exercise. It is vital to your business success.

If you need to cut expenses, sure, go ahead and quit paying that $30-50 per month gym membership, because you can actually get exercise for free. (I know folks…that’s a little hard to believe). You can just bolt out your door, swim in a lake (if you’re in a warm climate) or hop on the old bicycle and peddle your mind out for a while. But…DO EXERCISE!

- Aaron Brandon