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> The pandemic has been great for my personal health

Have had exactly the same experience: walked and cycled more (and progressively faster); eaten better home-cooked food (presumably adding less fat, salt and sugar than city-center lunch food); enjoyed the fresh air of open windows and a balcony instead of the stultifying atmosphere of an air-conditioned office; and generally rested, focused and felt better than ever.

Went back to the office last week buckling under the drive from senior colleagues to get back to “normal”. Now have a cold and a mild chest-infection.

[dorchadas]

I'm a third one. I lost 15 pounds from March-August of last year, but a lot more in fat. Then I went back to work (teacher) and it got harder to keep it up. Cue summer break this year and I was down another 20. I'm literally in the best shape of my life, and it's honestly all due to the pandemic as odd as that sounds to say.

[chitowneats]

Yes, the laptop class accrued many benefits during the past 18 months. It's no wonder that by and large this group doesn't want to go back.

That being said, a mild cold is nothing compared to the stress and pressure and exposure that everyone else lower on the totem pole has been subject to while supporting your comfortable WFH arrangement.

We're all in this together, right?

[pibechorro]

Salt and fat arent necessarily bad things. Its sugar that is the crack cocain of food.