Solo dev working from home here - my main lifehack is that I don&#x27;t have a car.  That means when I need to do shopping, I have to walk to the shops &amp; carry it back, enforcing a minimal level of exercise each week.  Since I can&#x27;t carry as much as a car could, I have to walk to the shops more often.  (When I do need a car, I use Uber or Uber Black.)<p>I allow myself to eat fast food &#x2F; McDonalds whenever I want - but if I want it, I have to walk the 3km &#x2F; 2 miles each way to get there.  That gets me walking &amp; out of the house.  I also take my laptop and work from cafes often, or work outside in a park to get sunshine.<p>Joining a gym is a great idea, and when you have enough cash saved get a personal trainer.  You might need to go through a few trainers to find one that you click with.  Right now I&#x27;m a member of a 24-hour gym &amp; workout at night when I have the gym all to myself, great alternative if you&#x27;re shy or feel socially anxious at times.<p>I&#x27;m hesitant to recommend hacks, but I do have some URLs permanently blocked on my router and have used Mac apps like Concentrate [1] and Vitamin-R [2] to help me focus on work.  Try RescueTime [3] if you need to identify which sites you should block.  I love my Herman Miller Aeron [4] chair (helped with back problems), a Bosu [5] is amazing for doing pushups &#x2F; crunches &#x2F; plank at home, I use the hotspot on my Nexus 5 so I can work at cafes &amp; parks, and I wear my Bose QC25s at the gym with a Spotify running playlist to get about 10 - 20% extra speed out of myself.  (But you don&#x27;t need toys &amp; hacks, self-discipline &amp; self-motivation is more important.)<p>[1] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;getconcentrating.com" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;getconcentrating.com</a><p>[2] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.publicspace.net&#x2F;Vitamin-R&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.publicspace.net&#x2F;Vitamin-R&#x2F;</a><p>[3] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.rescuetime.com" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.rescuetime.com</a><p>[4] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.hermanmiller.com&#x2F;products&#x2F;seating&#x2F;performance-work-chairs&#x2F;aeron-chairs.html" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.hermanmiller.com&#x2F;products&#x2F;seating&#x2F;performance-wor...</a><p>[5] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.bosu.com" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.bosu.com</a>