In order to stay hydrated, it is also important to keep water near your workstation. Having to get up and get a drink frequently will reduce your productivity and most likely lead to drinking less water than you should. Instead, you should keep water within arm’s distance so that you can drink water throughout the day. You can grab a sip of water as you ponder or take one of the many short breaks you should be taking while working.
Just as crucial as keeping water nearby is keeping healthy snacks convenient. The average person who is hungry and has a bag of chips within arm’s reach will eat those chips; however, if you have only healthy snacks nearby, you will find yourself eating healthy snacks when hungry—so make sure to stock up on nutritious munchies. Because your brain needs glucose to function, eating food throughout the day will keep your brain in prime working order.
The need to eat regularly leads to the next code monkey stereotype. Most computer programmers are either emaciated and sickly or quite overweight. I believe that these two unhealthy variations stem from differences in metabolism and eating habits, and manifest the way that different body types behave when subjected to a sedentary lifestyle. Fortunately, there has been a trend toward improving the quality of the food near computer programmers as employers have noticed their employees’ health deteriorating.
A computer athlete establishes good eating habits and meal timing for optimal productivity and health.
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