How often do you all exercise?
Just curious given the stressful nature and long hours of IB, do any of you all exercise? If so, how often?
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5 to 7 times a week. My Firm is pretty relaxed and giving us time to work out though.
Depends on my workload. 3-4 days a week minimum. Maximum is 6-7. Generally, I lift 3-4 times a week and will run when I'm done assuming I have the time to complete the run on top of lifting. If I don't have the time to run after I lift, I move the run to the days I don't lift. This way I can still let my body recover after I lift and make sure I can get the running in.
When I'm at my primary residence in Canada 7 to 14 times a week since I have a gym at home and love two a days (just split a workout basically).
In SLC since I'm stuck with a pretty extreme work commute and the gym at my apt sucks maybe like 3 to 5 times a week. There's a planet fitness I go to sometimes here but they don't have a real rack or even free weights that go very high. Kind of annoying.
Define exercise. If it's walking 2 plus miles a day (walking to and from work assuming no detours, and there are always detours), 7 days a week. If not, 3-5 times a week
Lift 3-4x during the week for an hour before work, then run 1 morning for like 20 min (5k) as my more cardio oriented day. So pretty much try to do something every morning unless I got screwed w/ work the night before.
For the people who have responded so far do you all work in MM/ more relaxed groups? How are you all able to manage 4 times a week regularly given the hours?
Would be careful in assuming MM = more relaxed. Ultimately it comes down to discipline / forcing yourself to do it. Once you start skipping regularly, the habit goes away.
Do you exercisers typically work out in the mornings before work or late at night after or do you guys get away from your desk during the day to do it?
At my MM bank we have a gym in our building, and pretty much anytime after 6PM is fair game to slip away for an hour to workout
Do you just leave ur desk for an hour and then get back to work after or what lmao
When my body feels like things arent working
"I don't run because I get tired and I don't lift weights because they're heavy" - Sir Charles Barkley
I work out 6 days a week pretty consistently. Im also training to for a mens physique show so when the spring comes Itll be weights 6 days a week and cardio 7 days a week.
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