Office workout tips

Sitting all day at the computer does things to you... We all know and read multiple studies on how it affects us. Admit it, human body was not designed to sit all day. So here are some tips to keep your body moving during the day at work, which might help you release some stress and also help keeping your mind sharp and keep you awake during your work day. Many of you have a gym membership and can easily go do your workout during lunch time which is great! But not everyone can afford it, so if you can’t justify spending that much on health club, read on…

1. Get a big body ball to sit on. They usually come in different colors depending on the size and the size of the ball depends on your height. It’s good for your back and therefore your posture. Also you can take 5-10 minutes and do 100 crunches on the ball right at your desk, in the morning, as soon at you get to work, at lunch and right before going home. You will not get sweaty but you will get a nice abs workout. You can also look online for other ball exercises that you can do. They usually don’t take much room and are not too hard to fit in the office space. But keep your chair close, in case you get tired of sitting on the ball at the end of the day.
Oh and they are not expensive at all: http://www.amazon.com/Valeo-Body-Ball-55-cm/dp/B0007IS6XS

2. I’m sure not every meeting room in your building is occupied all day. Find the time in outlook calendar when a meeting room is available. Go there for 5-10 minutes and do 100 push-ups or 100 squats. It doesn’t take a lot of time but it is a nice short workout and it wakes up your body and keeps you fresh all day long.

3. Stretch every hour or 2. You should get up from your chair every hour or so and just stretch for 5 minutes. You don’t need to put your legs up on anyone’s shoulders or on a file cabinet, though you could if you had one. All you need to do is bend forward and touch your toes a couple times. Spread your legs apart and bend down to one leg and then another. Stretch your neck, arms, shoulders anything you can think of. There are lots of different stretches you can do and you can find them online.

I’m sure you can look around your office and create your own exercises, so go ahead and be creative.