Exercise

Hydration Notes from Huberman Podcast For the first 10 hours of the day, consume 236ml for every hour awake During exercise, follow Galpin equation: 2ml per kg of bodyweight every 15-20 minutes on average. This does not mean you need to stop exercising and drink this amount. You can also consume it in a larger amount afterwards. It is recommended to drink during exercise though. Use the normal recommendation to hydrate before exercise, this establishes a good baseline for heading into exercise. ...

It was a nice week. I had an extra day off on Asenscion day and I decided to go for a camping trip for the first time after I moved back to the Netherlands. It was a great experience, and I wrote a couple of Tumblr posts with photos: https://www.tumblr.com/mischavandenburg/718093517925367808/first-trip-in-the-netherlands-part-1?source=share https://www.tumblr.com/mischavandenburg/718098930739593216/part-2?source=share Links: 202305232005 [[outdoors]]

I noticed multiple times now that during my workouts my mind is generating lots of new ideas for coding projects or blog posts. It is a well known fact that walking stimulates areas in the brain that which will in turn stimulate creativity. But I’m noticing that it starts to happen with strength workouts as well. Although I don’t struggle with the motivation to get myself to the gym, I sometimes feel “guilty” for not spending that time on coding or studying. I’m realizing now that this is a very irrational train of thought. ...

Yesterday I reached a significant milestone. I ran my first 5K! I’ve always been on the heavy side. I did a lot of weightlifting from age 18 to around 27 and I was always rather bulky, but very strong. This meant I was very good at working in the woods or helping people move house, but I’ve never been able to do any running or endurance because my knees would start protesting very quickly. However, I always admired endurance athletes and I had the desire to be able to run more than a few minutes without feeling the urge to die on the spot. ...