The Blog
Field notes for desk-bound athletes
Short, tested, no-nonsense writing on movement, mobility, and mindset for people who code for a living.
The 5-Minute Desk Reset: A Movement Routine for Between Meetings
A tight, no-equipment routine you can run in the five minutes between a stand-up and a design review — no shower, no changing clothes.
Standing Desk vs. Treadmill Desk: What Actually Works for a Coding Job
Both help. Neither is a silver bullet. Here's how each affects focus, typing accuracy, and back pain on a real dev schedule.
How to Run a Walking 1:1 (and Actually Take Notes)
Walking meetings work — if you plan them like meetings, not strolls. Here's the format that survives a real engineering week.
Ergonomic Desk Setup Checklist for People Who Never Stand Up
If you're going to sit for ten hours, sit correctly. A no-nonsense checklist that costs less than the therapy for ignoring it.
15-Minute Workouts You Can Do Between Pull Requests
Three template workouts — push day, pull day, legs — that fit in the window between opening a PR and getting the first review.
Staying Active at Conferences and Hackathons
Convention hall floors, four hours of sleep, and a coffee-and-pretzel diet. Here's how to not fall apart by day three.
The Remote Worker's No-Gym Strength Routine
A full-body strength program that needs nothing but a pull-up bar and a pair of adjustable dumbbells — designed for the corner of a spare bedroom.
The 20-20-20 Rule, and What Actually Helps Eye Strain
The famous rule is a fine starting point. Here's what the eye-care research actually supports beyond it.
RSI Prevention for Programmers: What the Research Actually Says
Wrist braces, ergonomic keyboards, breaks, and stretches — sorting the evidence from the folklore for keyboard-first workers.
Fixing Your Sleep Schedule When You Code Past Midnight
Chronic late-night coding wrecks sleep quality in specific, measurable ways. Here's how to reset without pretending you'll suddenly become a morning person.
Why Movement Makes You a Better Debugger (The Actual Science)
There's a reason the fix comes to you on a walk. It's not magic — it's a specific set of neurochemical changes with a growing evidence base.
Burnout, Sitting, and the Feedback Loop No One Talks About
Sedentary work doesn't just make you achy — it feeds the exact physiological state that makes burnout worse. Here's the loop, and how to break it.
The Best Ergonomic Keyboard for Carpal Tunnel: A Programmer's Buying Guide (2026)
If your wrists ache by 4pm, the keyboard is usually the fastest thing to change. A dev-focused guide to split, tented, and negative-tilt boards that actually reduce median-nerve load.
How to Choose a Wireless Ergonomic Mouse: A Developer's Guide (2026)
The wireless ergonomic mouse market is crowded and mostly bad. Here's the short list — vertical, contoured, and trackball — with the specs that actually matter for a coding workday.
Vertical Mouse for Wrist Pain: What It Fixes, What It Doesn't
A vertical mouse can be the fastest single fix for pronation-related wrist and forearm pain — but only for the right kind of pain. Here's how to tell if it's yours.
The Best Foldable Walking Pad for a Small Home Office (2026 Guide)
A foldable walking pad is the only piece of cardio equipment that survives in a small apartment — but only if you buy the right one. Here's what actually matters, from deck thickness to motor noise.
The Best Ergonomic Mechanical Keyboard for Long Coding Sessions (2026)
Mechanical feel meets ergonomic geometry. A dev-focused guide to split, tented, hot-swappable boards that survive 10-hour days without shredding your wrists.