<story><title>Drink less, exercise more – advice on pandemic living from an 18th-century poem</title><url>https://theconversation.com/drink-less-exercise-more-and-take-in-the-air-sage-advice-on-pandemic-living-from-a-long-forgotten-and-very-long-18th-century-poem-166085</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>optimusprinceps</author><text>The pandemic has been great for my personal health! I had complete control of my food environment, more time to exercise and more restful sleeps.&lt;p&gt;I&amp;#x27;ve lost 22.5% of my bodyweight and reduced my waistline from 36 down to 32.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>zz865</author><text>That&amp;#x27;s great but you&amp;#x27;re unusual. From &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.apa.org&amp;#x2F;news&amp;#x2F;press&amp;#x2F;releases&amp;#x2F;stress&amp;#x2F;2021&amp;#x2F;one-year-pandemic-stress&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.apa.org&amp;#x2F;news&amp;#x2F;press&amp;#x2F;releases&amp;#x2F;stress&amp;#x2F;2021&amp;#x2F;one-year...&lt;/a&gt; :&lt;p&gt;&amp;gt; A majority of adults (61%) reported experiencing undesired weight changes since the start of the pandemic, with more than 2 in 5 (42%) saying they gained more weight than they intended. Of this group, adults reported gaining an average of 29 pounds (with a typical gain of 15 pounds, which is the median).</text></comment>
<story><title>Drink less, exercise more – advice on pandemic living from an 18th-century poem</title><url>https://theconversation.com/drink-less-exercise-more-and-take-in-the-air-sage-advice-on-pandemic-living-from-a-long-forgotten-and-very-long-18th-century-poem-166085</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>optimusprinceps</author><text>The pandemic has been great for my personal health! I had complete control of my food environment, more time to exercise and more restful sleeps.&lt;p&gt;I&amp;#x27;ve lost 22.5% of my bodyweight and reduced my waistline from 36 down to 32.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>ravenstine</author><text>Most likely depends on the kind of person you are, since obesity definitely was not curbed during the pandemic.&lt;p&gt;But yes, as someone who has been working remote even before the pandemic, I have had a similar experience.  It&amp;#x27;s great being able to exercise between tasks, fast for most of the day, and overall have more control over my schedule.  If I ever have to work in an office again, I know I will gain a minimum of 10 lbs.  Group lunches, the desire of management to have you be there even if there&amp;#x27;s no meetings, no real ability to exercise during the day without being a weirdo, and commute time would take its toll.  For me, that environment is evil.</text></comment>