Didn’t exercise my vested options and feel like an idiot I started a new job after being at my former job for over 5 years. It was a startup that during my employment got acquired. They paid out my vested options at the time of the acquisition, but I still had unvested options from grants that were converted into stock of the larger (now parent) company that I could’ve exercised. And the stock value o…

How Much Exercise Do You Really Need? Count up your minutes per week and compare them to these guidelines.

An intellectual exercise for the sharpest minds (with I.T. training): If I were to invent a practical social media sharing platform, with zero adverts and no gathering of information from the users, what mechanisms could I put in place to ensure only individual human beings joined and participated without allowing misinformation, propaganda, bigotry, or scams to overwhelm the bandwidth? I am talking about a replac…

Exercise Is Stress Relief So You Should Probably Go Exercise Right Now I will never argue that exercise is sufficient to meet everyone’s mental health needs, but it beats a lot of other coping mechanisms.

Richard Simmons’ Radical Promise: Exercise Is for Everybody By preaching that you didn’t have to already be slim to work out, Simmons reshaped the fitness industry — and ushered in the modern era of exercise.

Richard Simmons, Exercise and Fitness Personality, Dies at 76 With his exuberant can-do spirit, Mr. Simmons appealed to a wide following to get moving with exercise videos like “Sweatin’ to the Oldies.”

LPT Run up those stairs! Use “VILPA” to supplement your normal exercise Research suggests that “vigorous intermittent lifestyle physical activity” (VILPA) — or unstructured intense bursts of activity (think running up a flight of stairs) — might contribute to better longevity. submitted by /u/Everquest-Wizard

ISO Grant Question Exercise to Net Shares I have a question on a company ISO grant I was given and why I’m only netting such a small amount of shares when I go to exercise. I was granted 2067 ISO shares at $29.41. The stock is currently $30. I was going to exercise the shares and when I requested to do so was told I need to exercise to net shares to cover taxes, costs, etc. When I go to…

This Mental Exercise Can Protect You From a Home Improvement Disaster When it comes to home improvement, sometimes the best choice is to change nothing.

LPT If you stay sore from exercise for a long time, you might be deficient in magnesium For example, 75% of the US adult population doesn’t meet the FDA daily recommended value of 420 mg. A serving(1oz/28grams) of pumpkin seeds will get you about 1/3 of the way there. Don’t sleep on pumpkin seeds, but also get enough sleep. submitted by /u/MeowMeowImACowww

In Nevada, an Exercise in Trust and Empathy Eli Saslow reported from a tiny, remote county where a Republican election clerk and Donald J. Trump supporters are at odds.

Sorry, Strength Training Doesn’t Count as Zone 2 Exercise Heart rate zones only apply to cardio exercise.

LPT Tim Ferriss’ Fear Setting Exercise In 2004, Tim Ferris was working non-stop 14 hour days to maintain his business. His dream life had become a nightmare. Sure he was earning lots of money. But it relied on him running the business 14 hours a day, 7 days a week. Fear was holding him back. He feared without his watchful eye, the business would fall apart. Fast forward 1 year la…

If you can’t motivate yourself to exercise, try this app This is the Future app for iOS. | Image: FutureIf you’re anything like me, making yourself work out is hard. You set an alarm but then can’t convince yourself to get out of bed. You’re done with work and have your clothes and sneakers packed, but tasks that seem more pressing just keep coming up, and oh look, they just released another episode o…

Exercise Just as Good as Viagra for ED: Study A new meta-analysis of randomized trials shows regular exercise can reduce ED symptoms – and may work just as well as medication.

LPT: Exercise without “Exercising” If your job is not physical and/or you don’t go to a gym on a regular basis, how can you get more movement into your life? My grandma lived to be 105 and never went to a gym or exercised in her life, beyond a 2 minutes morning breathing routine. But she was very active otherwise – lived on a third floor and took stairs up and down daily (!) till…

President Biden Should Call for Israel to Exercise Restraint The president’s experience should lead him to counsel Israel to exercise restraint. Will he?

Migraine: When Exercise Helps — or Hurts When it comes to migraine, not all exercise is created equal. Learn what to strive for and what to avoid.

The Best Exercise Modifications to Try If You Have Sore Wrists Getting injured is always frustrating for a number of reasons, including the fact that you can’t participate in your normal day-to-day activities, like working out. Recently I suffered a sprained wrist, and although it was pretty minor as injuries go, it did hamper my regular exercise routine. No longer was I able to… Read more…

LPT request, tips for forcing myself to exercise I have knee problems that would basically become non existent if I built up muscle in my legs, but whenever I try to exercise I find myself using even mild pain as an excuse to stop trying. I used to do rock climbing when I was a kid and had no problems but I stopped exercising in high school. Mostly looking for tips on convincing myself to exer…