Work and fitness strategies

Fitness is something that is just as required as eating & sleeping because that's the stuff for the long haul.
Sometimes it's just 5 or 10 minutes lifting a small amount of weight, jump rope, whatever - just don't get skunked
(i.e.: if it's an "exercise day" - do SOMEthing.)
A quick set standing behind my desk works, and sometimes that's all the time work permits...

I've started coming into work an hour early, taking an extra hour for lunch, and spending that hour at the gym.

Boundaries. Iron fist rules that time x is allocated to health no matter who is screaming at you regarding deadlines.

It's very counter intuitive, but since I implemented that rule, I've been better at hitting deadlines.

Being healthy is the best way to create better code and beat the deadline. Some workplace may consider it as dedication if you stay up all night, but, honestly, most of the time, staying up all night is not productive at all. Your body is just not made to perform at peak 24 hours a day. It needs to recuberate. Add a portion of rest in your fitness routine will do wonders.

I always make a Fitness oriented New Year Resolutions. Try a simple goal, at first. And try something more challenging the next year, as my fitness level improves.

This year I'm working up to 100 Push-ups. Based on http://www.hundredpushups.com/, an schedule for 4-5 sets of push-ups, done 3 times a week. I do each set during the commercials of the evening news. There is very little bouncing involved, so you can do it after a lite meal.

I found it important set goals to motivate myself. I usually make a mid-year adjustment (ex Half-marathon instead of a Full 26). And target a different muscle groups each year.