how I transitioned to a desk job & kept my sanity

6 tips for adding movement to your 9–5 office job and staying active while working full time.

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I have always valued freedom — being cooped up in an office for 8 hours a day was one of the things I hated when I was a student working full-time internships. I missed being able to workout in the middle of the day, missed being able to take leisurely walks if I wanted to, missed being able to literally just leave somewhere.

That’s why I knew that remote working was what I wanted to do in the long run, but I still spent a lot of time at a desk. Working a desk job.

There is absolutely nothing wrong with that. And the reality is that this is how a large portion of workers today work — 9 to 5 or 6-ish, in an office, at a desk.

So how can you transition from being an active college student to an office worker?

How can you transition from an active job, one where you’re on your feet or moving around all day, to a more sedentary one?

Here are a few things that helped me:

1. Make your commute active.

I lived in Boston without a car, which means that it was fairly easy to take public…