To not leave the house when wfh?

I go out every day without fail, wfh half the time not every day.

I wfh but I have a dog that has 2-3
walks a day which gets me out of the house. I have a few friends who go out of the house for work but drive door to door and mainly sit in one place all day. They are getting out of the house of course, but aren’t getting much more in terms of exercise.

I have to make sure I get out, usually for a quick walk before work or during lunch. Makes me feel really unmotivated and bleugh if I don’t leave the house all day

Wouldn’t be healthy for me. I recognise now when I stop leaving the house it’s because I’ve stopped taking care of myself so I do go out every day when wfh. Lunchtime and usually an evening walk too while dh cooks dinner. Podcast on and pound the pavements.

I was finding I wasn't leaving the house most days I was wfh. I now do a daily 30 minute walk before breakfast, yes most days I don't want to but generally feel better after.

A small treadmill that goes under the desk, I have one too

I also hate walking for the sake of it. Fine if I'm going exploring somewhere or walking home from the garage etc
Figure a 30 min spin class is better exercise than me grumpily stomping round for 10 mins outside

This sounds unhealthy . You need fresh air , you need exercise . I hate being indoors for more than a day . Also I feel that I'm not worn out enough to sleep if I haven't been out and had some air !

I exercise at home so that's covered

There's no time for me to go get lunch or walk, it's a 30 min break and I'm not going out at 7am to wander around in minus temps on ice!

What's a walking pad?

I always go out in the daylight, every day. I'd be worried about a slippery slope towards agoraphobia, amongst other things.

You don’t need to go out everyday but you should go out at least once or twice during the week.

Do you exercise at home?

I assume you sit at a screen all day and so I would be going for a walk most days on my lunch break personally.

I’d also feel very cold if I was sat at home all day and so I’d go out for a walk just to appreciate coming back to a cosy home.

That just means you don’t have warm enough clothes. I’ve got a 700 fill goose down puffa, sheepskin lined boots and a warm furry hat, I don’t ever get cold and I’m someone who feels the cold.

I go out every day for a walk. I really enjoy it. But I live in a leafy area so I can walk up a no car lane to a common or a heath.

During lockdown when so many of us were WFH, a group of local friends of mine started a walk one morning before work. We've kept it going ever since (I only WFH 1 day, but thankfully it's this day). It's a great chance to get some exercise and socialising in, energises me ready for work, and being out in nature is great for the mood. But if you're not very keen, then don't!

It’s incredibly bad for you to be so inactive. You need to get your heart pumping at least a little bit.

I've got a standing desk and walking pad, so I walk and work at the same time!

@ForGreyKoala That is me. I have to leave the house every day. The longest I have gone without going outside is when I had to isolate with Covid and I went a bit strange (I had virtually symptomless Covid so felt well ).

My kids have been sick for 4 days and I am SO READY TO LEAVE THIS HOUSE. We’re out everyday bar Sunday for school/nursery run and swimming lessons at the bare minimum, usually more. I couldn’t stay in the house all these days… I already feel apocalyptic after these 4 days, I honestly feel weird.

I quite often don’t, I normally try and make sure to do some standing/walking desk work or do an exercise video/peloton class on the app at lunch time to get the blood flowing.

This. I leave my flat every day, unless the weather is really bad, or I'm sick. I would go stark raving mad if I stayed at home all day every day. Fresh air and exercise are necessary for everyone - whether they believe that or not.

I must say I had never realised so many people loved staying at home all the time until I got onto MN.

I'm not in your situation (wfh but not IN my house. On farm/workshop etc. So outdoors is compulsory) so not quite the same re needing to just get some fresh air and exercise. But I do think it is important for me to make the effort to leave the property regularly, and if I did have an indoor job just to leave the house, because I would enjoy staying home TOO much and could easily turn myself into an agoraphobic hermit and I don't think that would be healthy for me in the long run.
Depends how often you wfh I think. If it's 5 days a week then the lack of exercise alone isn't good for you, minimum for decent health is supposed to be like 20 minutes a day isn't it?

@Reugny in the rain being blown by the icy wind off the North Sea? You betcha - I have no wish to go back to work wet and bedraggled even if at home.

I have a working lunch, and during my half hour "lunch" break, I go for a walk. I have also started to take a 5 minute walk around the block, mid morning and afternoon. I normally walk in the evenings when it is light, but I have switched to daytime to get some daylight.

Do you melt in the rain?