2-2.5 months.

I started my 9-5 coding job back in 2014, i quickly realized my body was going to shit. Now a days i take two decently long walks, halfway thru morning and halfway thru afternoon. Anywhere from 5-20 minutes depending on weather and how busy of a day it is.

I build up so much crap at my office, mainly mental crap. After a couple hours of slack/code/etc i lose my focus and it helps to turn off everything and reset. "Ok , now what do i _really_ need to accomplish in the next two hours, for myself. Not for co-worker that needs help that I have been helping"

Apart from the 'reset', i do tend to think of different solutions for various problems that are floating about my brain while walking as well. Different data structures, process flows, refactors etc.

I feel like the “this makes me feel better” kind of feeling often comes from the novelty of the new habit and it usually doesn’t last