---
title: "10 tips to stay healthy as a developer"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/10-tips-to-stay-healthy-as-a-developer-qmj0am1ht
source_url: https://medium.com/taking-flight-with-mailjet/10-tips-to-stay-healthy-as-a-developer-3b17b77e16a6
type: article
source: "Community Picks"
published: 2024-07-24T06:22:40.144Z
updated: 2024-08-23T16:14:21.785Z
tags: ["productivity"]
reading_time: 8
upvotes: 980
comments: 62
language: en
---

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# 10 tips to stay healthy as a developer

**[Community Picks](https://daily.dev/sources/community)** · 8 min read · 980 upvotes · 62 comments

## Summary

Software engineering often involves long hours of sitting, which can lead to unhealthy habits. Incorporate these 10 tips to improve your health as a developer: reduce sugar intake, eat slowly, avoid eating lunch at your desk, snack on healthy options, stay hydrated, get enough sleep, avoid screens before bed, sit correctly, take regular breaks, and stay physically active. Investing in your health will boost both your personal well-being and professional productivity.

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## Community discussion

Top comments from developers on daily.dev.

**@visnusah** · 23 upvotes

> Relatable! Remember to take breaks and move around for a healthy coding life. 😉

**@pabloraffaele** · 14 upvotes

> Great article. I lost more than 30 kilos. From 120 to 85. Coding all the time or simply working at computer, all day long, is not the best thing for our health.
> 1. I started to do intermittent fasting. Simple, do not eat until 1 pm. Only water, coffee, tea ar Mate (I am from Argentina).
> 2. Water all day, even if you are not thirsty.
> 3. Move. Go to a gym, walk, or do whatever moves your body. Actually I am training Muay Thai, for 1 one hour, 4 times a week.
> 4. 2MAD. Two meals a day, and nothing more. Not snacks in between.
> 5. Get up at least one time por hour. Set a reminder.
> 6. Sleep at...

**@danjack23** · 8 upvotes

> its super important to seperate work and private and have clear working hours. diffrent PCs for work and private, no work  calls to any private devices.

**@orcdev** · 6 upvotes

> Great article! Devs should definitely take care of themselves more.
>
> I gotta make a video on this subject ⚔️

**@ricoaw** · 2 upvotes

> cannot agree more. I believe some of us ever experience stuck 5 hours then sleep then tomorrow you can fix it in 5 min.

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