Re: [TCP] Physical fitness and technical communication
2008/10/16 Tom Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED]: See one of the comments below the post about a 10,000 step program A 10,000 step program - what kind of addiction are you recovering from? grins, ducks, runs to the gym -- David __ ComponentOne#174; Doc-To-Help#174; 2008 delivers streamlined authoring features, including new end-user features, all within the brand new Microsoft Office 2007 style interface. Download your FREE trial! http://www.techcommpros.com/componentone/ Interactive 3D Documentation Parts catalogs, animated instructions, and more. www.i3deverywhere.com ___ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com
Re: [TCP] Physical fitness and technical communication
As a contractor working in a Federal building, we have access to the on site health club. Our entire department (all three of us), were in the habit of attending the Pilates class together until we were individually called into the project manager's office to answer complaints that we were working out too much. The rest of our department were annoyed, but personally, I thrilled to the idea you could look at me and accuse me of working out too much. Although, from then, until the PM was re-assigned, I wondered about his eyesight. My complaint about the on site health club (and many health clubs, for that matter) is they are geared toward keeping the people who work at them fit. So even though our agency is full of sedentary middle-aged people, the classes at the health club promise high intensity, high energy workouts, which, given my age, size, and disability, make climbing Mt. Everest look like a day at the park by comparison. They've resisted suggestions that if they had classes that were more newcomer friendly, they might have more members. And health clubs catering to larger people have failed, so they may have a point. Right now, I get most of my exercise as a consequence of dating after being married for over 26 years, and widowed for 4 years. I recommend love as a great motivator of exercise. (And Forbes magazine noted that your bed can be a great piece of exercise equipment.) Oh, and big does not necessarily mean unfit. Thin does not automatically make you fit. Lynne Cox, the long distance swimmer, wears women's size 16, if memory serves. Dee Hakala and Kelly Bliss are both very large women and they both teach fitness classes. There's evidence that size is a symptom of disease, not a cause of it. I don't put down exercise, but I think automatically linking fitness and size (as well as linking diet to exercise) puts off efforts to keep moving. -- Eva Whitley, ETOSS Contract 301-713-1833x191 SSMC-2, 16129 __ ComponentOne#174; Doc-To-Help#174; 2008 delivers streamlined authoring features, including new end-user features, all within the brand new Microsoft Office 2007 style interface. Download your FREE trial! http://www.techcommpros.com/componentone/ Interactive 3D Documentation Parts catalogs, animated instructions, and more. www.i3deverywhere.com ___ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com
Re: [TCP] Physical fitness and technical communication
I wrote about this on my blog: http://prhmusic.blogspot.com/ Paul __ ComponentOne#174; Doc-To-Help#174; 2008 delivers streamlined authoring features, including new end-user features, all within the brand new Microsoft Office 2007 style interface. Download your FREE trial! http://www.techcommpros.com/componentone/ Interactive 3D Documentation Parts catalogs, animated instructions, and more. www.i3deverywhere.com ___ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com
[TCP] Physical fitness and technical communication
Has anyone else watched their posterior expand as their career advanced? After many years of sitting on my backside at my computer as a technical writer and editor, I had to admit that using a mouse, typing, and pushing buttons on the printer that I was documenting wasn't enough exercise to keep me healthy. Obviously, any office-type job keeps you idle for the better part of the work day, and it can be easy to move from the computer, to your car, to your sofa, and then to bed every day. What ways (if any) do you use to keep yourself healthy while continuing to pursue your communication dreams (or nightmares...)? About six weeks ago, one of my coworkers and I started holding each other accountable for having exercised the day before. I find myself consistently doing something--even if it's just a quick 15- or 20-minute walk--just so I don't have to tell her that I did nothing. And our enthusiasm for getting physically fit appears to be contagious because another of our coworkers has started joining us if we go for walks at lunch. I know this is a little bit of a stretch regarding communication, but it's something directly related to our careers and our health. Are we all destined to be huge and unfit by the time we retire (or die of some avoidable disease), or is there hope for getting and staying healthy? Donna - CONFIDENTIAL- This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential, and may also be legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, you may not review, use, copy, or distribute this message. If you receive this email in error, please notify the sender immediately by reply email and then delete this email. __ ComponentOne#174; Doc-To-Help#174; 2008 delivers streamlined authoring features, including new end-user features, all within the brand new Microsoft Office 2007 style interface. Download your FREE trial! http://www.techcommpros.com/componentone/ Interactive 3D Documentation Parts catalogs, animated instructions, and more. www.i3deverywhere.com ___ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com
Re: [TCP] Physical fitness and technical communication
Hate to say this, but I'm exactly the same size as when I started this career 20 years ago. I weigh a couple pounds more, but that is more likely attributed to age rather than job. I'm also slightly less active lately (mostly due to surgery) but that will change in the (hopefully) not too distant future. Some things that may make a difference... I live in an urban area and my neighborhood is very walkable. So I walk to the grocery store a couple of times a week (sort of doing the European thing by shopping for what you need when you need it, so it's fresh). Many other errands are walked (Starbucks, hardware store, pharmacy, and so on). I'm also a vegetarian and by nature eat healthy (rarely anything fried; my only real vice is chocolate) and rarely drink. I work well over 10 hours a day, sometimes more like 12. I think it's the lifestyle that is sedentary, not the career. :) ...sue On Thu, Oct 16, 2008 at 7:00 AM, Jones, Donna [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Has anyone else watched their posterior expand as their career advanced? After many years of sitting on my backside at my computer as a technical writer and editor, I had to admit that using a mouse, typing, and pushing buttons on the printer that I was documenting wasn't enough exercise to keep me healthy. Obviously, any office-type job keeps you idle for the better part of the work day, and it can be easy to move from the computer, to your car, to your sofa, and then to bed every day. What ways (if any) do you use to keep yourself healthy while continuing to pursue your communication dreams (or nightmares...)? About six weeks ago, one of my coworkers and I started holding each other accountable for having exercised the day before. I find myself consistently doing something--even if it's just a quick 15- or 20-minute walk--just so I don't have to tell her that I did nothing. And our enthusiasm for getting physically fit appears to be contagious because another of our coworkers has started joining us if we go for walks at lunch. I know this is a little bit of a stretch regarding communication, but it's something directly related to our careers and our health. Are we all destined to be huge and unfit by the time we retire (or die of some avoidable disease), or is there hope for getting and staying healthy? Donna - CONFIDENTIAL- This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential, and may also be legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, you may not review, use, copy, or distribute this message. If you receive this email in error, please notify the sender immediately by reply email and then delete this email. __ ComponentOne#174; Doc-To-Help#174; 2008 delivers streamlined authoring features, including new end-user features, all within the brand new Microsoft Office 2007 style interface. Download your FREE trial! http://www.techcommpros.com/componentone/ Interactive 3D Documentation Parts catalogs, animated instructions, and more. www.i3deverywhere.com ___ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com __ ComponentOne#174; Doc-To-Help#174; 2008 delivers streamlined authoring features, including new end-user features, all within the brand new Microsoft Office 2007 style interface. Download your FREE trial! http://www.techcommpros.com/componentone/ Interactive 3D Documentation Parts catalogs, animated instructions, and more. www.i3deverywhere.com ___ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com
Re: [TCP] Physical fitness and technical communication
One year we had a speaker come in for our December STC meeting to talk about exercise, stress, and relaxation while at your desk.? This particular woman teaches yoga, Pilates, and aerobics, and had us all up bending and stretching!? In addition to acknowledging the general health benefits of exercise, tech writers need to pay attention to eye strain and mobility/flexibility issues like carpal tunnel syndrome.? Mostly this comes under the heading ergonomics. A few minutes at a time can make a huge difference.?? Brenda -Original Message- From: Dan Gallagher [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: TCP List tcp@techcommpros.com Sent: Thu, 16 Oct 2008 7:45 am Subject: Re: [TCP] Physical fitness and technical communication The worst feeling for me is like a balloon with a rubber-band around it. I hate that. So I must stay fit. Sitting all day does raise health concerns. We need to move and get 20 min. of sunlight daily. It's so easy to just keep cranking along on a manual or whatever. Vegetarian here too. Non-smoker, rare beer drinker. Alcohol lowers one's fat-burning, something like 1 beer = 10%. I work out twice a week and ride bikes frequently (year round, S. FL). I ride my bike everywhere possible. Even have a trailer for it. In HS I was a broomstick at 197lbs (6'6). But now at 220lbs I feel fit. It's a vicious cycle. The less you exercise, the less you feel like exercising. Regular exercise keeps your metabolism high all the time. Cheers, Dan--Ft. Lauderdale __ ComponentOne#174; Doc-To-Help#174; 2008 delivers streamlined authoring features, including new end-user features, all within the brand new Microsoft Office 2007 style interface. Download your FREE trial! http://www.techcommpros.com/componentone/ Interactive 3D Documentation Parts catalogs, animated instructions, and more. www.i3deverywhere.com ___ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com __ ComponentOne#174; Doc-To-Help#174; 2008 delivers streamlined authoring features, including new end-user features, all within the brand new Microsoft Office 2007 style interface. Download your FREE trial! http://www.techcommpros.com/componentone/ Interactive 3D Documentation Parts catalogs, animated instructions, and more. www.i3deverywhere.com ___ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com
Re: [TCP] Physical fitness and technical communication
I wrote a post called Tips for Avoiding a Sedentary Lifestyle here: * http://tinyurl.com/4xs6kr* See one of the comments below the post about a 10,000 step program someone has at work. It's a way of taking extra little detours at work that force you to walk more. Kind of funny. Tom - cell: 801-822-2241 blog: www.idratherbewriting.com twitter: www.twitter.com/tomjohnson news: www.writerriver.com On Thu, Oct 16, 2008 at 8:00 AM, Jones, Donna [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Has anyone else watched their posterior expand as their career advanced? After many years of sitting on my backside at my computer as a technical writer and editor, I had to admit that using a mouse, typing, and pushing buttons on the printer that I was documenting wasn't enough exercise to keep me healthy. Obviously, any office-type job keeps you idle for the better part of the work day, and it can be easy to move from the computer, to your car, to your sofa, and then to bed every day. What ways (if any) do you use to keep yourself healthy while continuing to pursue your communication dreams (or nightmares...)? About six weeks ago, one of my coworkers and I started holding each other accountable for having exercised the day before. I find myself consistently doing something--even if it's just a quick 15- or 20-minute walk--just so I don't have to tell her that I did nothing. And our enthusiasm for getting physically fit appears to be contagious because another of our coworkers has started joining us if we go for walks at lunch. I know this is a little bit of a stretch regarding communication, but it's something directly related to our careers and our health. Are we all destined to be huge and unfit by the time we retire (or die of some avoidable disease), or is there hope for getting and staying healthy? Donna - CONFIDENTIAL- This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential, and may also be legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, you may not review, use, copy, or distribute this message. If you receive this email in error, please notify the sender immediately by reply email and then delete this email. __ ComponentOne#174; Doc-To-Help#174; 2008 delivers streamlined authoring features, including new end-user features, all within the brand new Microsoft Office 2007 style interface. Download your FREE trial! http://www.techcommpros.com/componentone/ Interactive 3D Documentation Parts catalogs, animated instructions, and more. www.i3deverywhere.com ___ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com -- __ ComponentOne#174; Doc-To-Help#174; 2008 delivers streamlined authoring features, including new end-user features, all within the brand new Microsoft Office 2007 style interface. Download your FREE trial! http://www.techcommpros.com/componentone/ Interactive 3D Documentation Parts catalogs, animated instructions, and more. www.i3deverywhere.com ___ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com
Re: [TCP] Physical fitness and technical communication
On Thursday, October 16, 2008, Dan Gallagher wrote: Vegetarian here too. Non-smoker, rare beer drinker. Alcohol lowers one's fat-burning, something like 1 beer = 10%. I work out twice a week and ride bikes frequently (year round, S. FL). I ride my bike everywhere possible. Even have a trailer for it. In HS I was a broomstick at 197lbs (6'6). But now at 220lbs I feel fit. Since my early 20s I have worked out regularly -- I try to get in five days a week. So at 5 AM, after dragging myself out of bed, starting coffee, and feeding the cat, I am in the garage on the treadmill or lifting weights. In good weather I also try to commute to/from work on my bike (it's only 4 miles each way). On the weekends my husband, friends, and I often do something active -- mountain biking, hiking, xcountry skiing, etc. However, all that being said, age creeps up and so does weight. Unlike the other two veggies, after 20 years of being a grain-fed vegetarian, in January I started eating meat. I'm down 10 lbs. This was in conjunction with the Body for Life program -- if you're looking for an exercise/eating plan, you might want to check it out. But yes, like Dan Sue have said, it's a lifestyle. I may sit on my butt all day at work, but I don't sit on my butt all night or all weekend at home :) Dana __ ComponentOne#174; Doc-To-Help#174; 2008 delivers streamlined authoring features, including new end-user features, all within the brand new Microsoft Office 2007 style interface. Download your FREE trial! http://www.techcommpros.com/componentone/ Interactive 3D Documentation Parts catalogs, animated instructions, and more. www.i3deverywhere.com ___ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com
Re: [TCP] Physical fitness and technical communication
It can't possibly hurt to be trimmer, healthier, and more alert as we work (said the porky mid-fifties guy. Something that really intrigued me from TV a couple of months ago was a segment (don't remember which program) in which office workers were spending their days on treadmills. Literally. They spent all day walking slowly. Their offices/cubicles were reconfigured for the elevated standing posture - the work surfaces, computer displays, keyboards, phones, etc. all raised to a comfy height. The walking was slow and steady - slow enough that a person could type and mouse without trouble. In a properly ventilated office, one didn't work up a sweat. seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/228123_officefit13.html news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/6656631.stm and see some of the stories associated with this http://www.squidoo.com/walkingwhileworking All the employees were lean, healthy-looking, and alert. Many reported having lost several pounds, without trying. All reported that the adaptation was surprisingly quick and easy. They also noticed that phone conversations were more effective - all the sales self-help gurus advise you to stand and smile when you are talking on the phone; it affects your own energy and attitude in a way that comes through the phone to the person on the other end. Even the meeting rooms had treadmills. Employees who worked part of their time from home had rigged up makeshift desk arrangements around their personal treadmills I'd love to work that way. The drawback is the expense. A treadmill that'll run more than 7 hours every day without breaking is not cheap. Desk/cubicle furniture that's built for somebody standing on a six-inch-platform is non-standard and therefore very expensive. There's an additional power requirement. How to get one's employer to try out the concept? A cheaper alternative - though I don't know how effective - would be to stand on a balance-board while working. You'd constantly be working your core and legs and balancing muscles. No motor or moving belt required. Less space needed and no additional power connection. Not sure how effective it would be in terms of slimming and trimming, but any constant, slight activity has got to be better than sitting on one's ample butt all day, n'est-ce pas? I can't see how there'd be _any_ conflict with the work of techwriting (either the treadmill thing or my un-motorized notion), and it could only be helpful to get things moving, if ever-so-mildly. Note also the connection to alleviating back pain. Any techwriters plagued by back pain? Does it affect your productivity? Discuss.:-) - Kevin -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jones, Donna Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2008 10:00 To: TCP List Subject: [TCP] Physical fitness and technical communication Has anyone else watched their posterior expand as their career advanced? After many years of sitting on my backside at my computer as a technical writer and editor, I had to admit that using a mouse, typing, and pushing buttons on the printer that I was documenting wasn't enough exercise to keep me healthy. Obviously, any office-type job keeps you idle for the better part of the work day, and it can be easy to move from the computer, to your car, to your sofa, and then to bed every day. What ways (if any) do you use to keep yourself healthy while continuing to pursue your communication dreams (or nightmares...)? About six weeks ago, one of my coworkers and I started holding each other accountable for having exercised the day before. I find myself consistently doing something--even if it's just a quick 15- or 20-minute walk--just so I don't have to tell her that I did nothing. And our enthusiasm for getting physically fit appears to be contagious because another of our coworkers has started joining us if we go for walks at lunch. I know this is a little bit of a stretch regarding communication, but it's something directly related to our careers and our health. Are we all destined to be huge and unfit by the time we retire (or die of some avoidable disease), or is there hope for getting and staying healthy? Donna The information contained in this electronic mail transmission may be privileged and confidential, and therefore, protected from disclosure. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by replying to this message and deleting it from your computer without copying or disclosing it. __ ComponentOne#174; Doc-To-Help#174; 2008 delivers streamlined authoring features, including new end-user features, all within the brand new Microsoft Office 2007 style interface. Download your FREE trial! http://www.techcommpros.com/componentone/ Interactive 3D Documentation Parts catalogs, animated instructions, and more. www.i3deverywhere.com
Re: [TCP] Physical fitness and technical communication
I noticed sluggishness and weight gain when I moved from my college job in a café to a sedentary desk job. When I was 28, I weighed more than I ever had in my life--about 190 at 6'. In the last few years I've taken up running--I do 3 or 4 miles every other day and usually 9 or 10 on the weekend. I also play in a co-ed soccer league in San Francisco. For the last couple of years I've hovered around 160, and nothing seems to change my weight much. It's all about a regular exercise routine..once you've got that, your metabolism takes care of itself. Of course, not everyone has the time to run every other day and play soccer. I don't have kids, so it's a lot easier for me. But I do think that everyone can find 1/2 an hour every other day...maybe cut out some tv time or something. You have to prioritize. I would also add that running is a meditative experience (for me at least). You can work out a lot of things while you're pounding the pavement, including great new ideas for organizing that help system. Chris -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jones, Donna Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2008 7:00 AM To: TCP List Subject: [TCP] Physical fitness and technical communication Has anyone else watched their posterior expand as their career advanced? After many years of sitting on my backside at my computer as a technical writer and editor, I had to admit that using a mouse, typing, and pushing buttons on the printer that I was documenting wasn't enough exercise to keep me healthy. Obviously, any office-type job keeps you idle for the better part of the work day, and it can be easy to move from the computer, to your car, to your sofa, and then to bed every day. What ways (if any) do you use to keep yourself healthy while continuing to pursue your communication dreams (or nightmares...)? About six weeks ago, one of my coworkers and I started holding each other accountable for having exercised the day before. I find myself consistently doing something--even if it's just a quick 15- or 20-minute walk--just so I don't have to tell her that I did nothing. And our enthusiasm for getting physically fit appears to be contagious because another of our coworkers has started joining us if we go for walks at lunch. I know this is a little bit of a stretch regarding communication, but it's something directly related to our careers and our health. Are we all destined to be huge and unfit by the time we retire (or die of some avoidable disease), or is there hope for getting and staying healthy? Donna - CONFIDENTIAL- This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential, and may also be legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, you may not review, use, copy, or distribute this message. If you receive this email in error, please notify the sender immediately by reply email and then delete this email. __ ComponentOne#174; Doc-To-Help#174; 2008 delivers streamlined authoring features, including new end-user features, all within the brand new Microsoft Office 2007 style interface. Download your FREE trial! http://www.techcommpros.com/componentone/ Interactive 3D Documentation Parts catalogs, animated instructions, and more. www.i3deverywhere.com ___ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com __ ComponentOne#174; Doc-To-Help#174; 2008 delivers streamlined authoring features, including new end-user features, all within the brand new Microsoft Office 2007 style interface. Download your FREE trial! http://www.techcommpros.com/componentone/ Interactive 3D Documentation Parts catalogs, animated instructions, and more. www.i3deverywhere.com ___ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com
Re: [TCP] Physical fitness and technical communication
Oh and my #1 recommendation to keep the weight down is no sodas. I quit drinking coke about 6 years ago and it really helped. c -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jones, Donna Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2008 7:00 AM To: TCP List Subject: [TCP] Physical fitness and technical communication Has anyone else watched their posterior expand as their career advanced? After many years of sitting on my backside at my computer as a technical writer and editor, I had to admit that using a mouse, typing, and pushing buttons on the printer that I was documenting wasn't enough exercise to keep me healthy. Obviously, any office-type job keeps you idle for the better part of the work day, and it can be easy to move from the computer, to your car, to your sofa, and then to bed every day. What ways (if any) do you use to keep yourself healthy while continuing to pursue your communication dreams (or nightmares...)? About six weeks ago, one of my coworkers and I started holding each other accountable for having exercised the day before. I find myself consistently doing something--even if it's just a quick 15- or 20-minute walk--just so I don't have to tell her that I did nothing. And our enthusiasm for getting physically fit appears to be contagious because another of our coworkers has started joining us if we go for walks at lunch. I know this is a little bit of a stretch regarding communication, but it's something directly related to our careers and our health. Are we all destined to be huge and unfit by the time we retire (or die of some avoidable disease), or is there hope for getting and staying healthy? Donna - CONFIDENTIAL- This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential, and may also be legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, you may not review, use, copy, or distribute this message. If you receive this email in error, please notify the sender immediately by reply email and then delete this email. __ ComponentOne#174; Doc-To-Help#174; 2008 delivers streamlined authoring features, including new end-user features, all within the brand new Microsoft Office 2007 style interface. Download your FREE trial! http://www.techcommpros.com/componentone/ Interactive 3D Documentation Parts catalogs, animated instructions, and more. www.i3deverywhere.com ___ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com __ ComponentOne#174; Doc-To-Help#174; 2008 delivers streamlined authoring features, including new end-user features, all within the brand new Microsoft Office 2007 style interface. Download your FREE trial! http://www.techcommpros.com/componentone/ Interactive 3D Documentation Parts catalogs, animated instructions, and more. www.i3deverywhere.com ___ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com
Re: [TCP] Physical fitness and technical communication
I eat (generally) healthy foods, I walk fast (on purpose) everywhere I go, on the weekends I take the Aussie dog to the U for at least an hour off leash walk, I don't drink sodas, eat burgers, chips, or other empty calories', as my mother called them. If I had time, I'd be doing karate or ballet or belly dancing or yoga or... I stretch my body often, especially when I'm traveling. I weigh 10lbs more than I did at 15, but I was painfully thin at 15. I'm 2 dress sizes smaller than I was at 15, tho. All that said, at 47, I'm discovering I need to start doing weight training again. I'm getting the scary upper arm thing. So this weekend, I'm getting 2 sets of 15 lb hand weights - one for home and one for the place I stay during the work week. 3 reps morning and evening a day, every day from now on. I don't want to think about what this could look like by the time I'm 57! sharon Sharon Burton Product Manager MadCap Software Voice: 858-320-0387 x 222 Cell: 951-202-0813 Home office: 951-369-8590 [EMAIL PROTECTED] IM: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Blog: http://madcapsoftware.wordpress.com -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chris Vickery Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2008 10:38 AM To: Jones, Donna; TCP List Subject: Re: [TCP] Physical fitness and technical communication Oh and my #1 recommendation to keep the weight down is no sodas. I quit drinking coke about 6 years ago and it really helped. c -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jones, Donna Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2008 7:00 AM To: TCP List Subject: [TCP] Physical fitness and technical communication Has anyone else watched their posterior expand as their career advanced? After many years of sitting on my backside at my computer as a technical writer and editor, I had to admit that using a mouse, typing, and pushing buttons on the printer that I was documenting wasn't enough exercise to keep me healthy. Obviously, any office-type job keeps you idle for the better part of the work day, and it can be easy to move from the computer, to your car, to your sofa, and then to bed every day. What ways (if any) do you use to keep yourself healthy while continuing to pursue your communication dreams (or nightmares...)? __ ComponentOne#174; Doc-To-Help#174; 2008 delivers streamlined authoring features, including new end-user features, all within the brand new Microsoft Office 2007 style interface. Download your FREE trial! http://www.techcommpros.com/componentone/ Interactive 3D Documentation Parts catalogs, animated instructions, and more. www.i3deverywhere.com ___ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com
