This short workout will work your entire body in just 10 minutes, providing both strengthening and stretching for your entire body, even during a busy workday. It includes 3 circuits of exercises, and each exercise is done for 30 seconds.
These 13 simple exercises will work your core, glutes, arms, back, shoulders, core, and more, but it won't make you sweat in your work clothes, and you can do the exercises in just about any clothing. Even doing this 3 times a week can make a great difference in your health and fitness.
All you'll need is a desk, a chair, and a wall, so you can do them in any office, or at home as well!
Showing posts with label office fitness. Show all posts
Showing posts with label office fitness. Show all posts
Thursday, October 29, 2015
Thursday, April 16, 2015
Video: 10 Exercises for the Office
This short video demonstrates 10 excellent ideas for exercises you can do at the office - no matter how busy you are - to avoid "sitting disease"! Each exercise works different parts of your body, some focus on strength and others on cardio.
If you have a 10-minute break, you can do the whole set in one quick workout, OR, if you're too busy even for that, just do one at a time throughout the day. They each only take one minute, so you can break up your day of sitting with 10 quick exercise breaks.
You'll be amazed how much this little bit of movement throughout the day helps keep you fresh, energized, relieves pain and stiffness, and generally makes you feel better!
Bookmark this one on your work computer for future reference, and do the exercises every day for lots of great health benefits - I know I'll be adding this one to my favorites!
If you have a 10-minute break, you can do the whole set in one quick workout, OR, if you're too busy even for that, just do one at a time throughout the day. They each only take one minute, so you can break up your day of sitting with 10 quick exercise breaks.
You'll be amazed how much this little bit of movement throughout the day helps keep you fresh, energized, relieves pain and stiffness, and generally makes you feel better!
Bookmark this one on your work computer for future reference, and do the exercises every day for lots of great health benefits - I know I'll be adding this one to my favorites!
Tuesday, April 14, 2015
How A Standing Desk Could Benefit Your Health
In the modern world, we often find ourselves spending hours sitting at work. As we have discussed earlier this month, those many hours of sitting are not good for your health. At the same time, you probably can’t quit your job to exercise all day. Here’s where a standing desk can really help you.
What Is A Standing Desk?
A standing desk is a desk that is built for use while standing. That means, if you have a standing desk at work, you would be standing throughout the day as you use your computer. Of course, you can have a chair nearby to take occasionally sitting breaks, but when you sit the desk is too high to use, so you won’t be using the chair for anything more than breaks. Now you may groan at the thought of standing all day, but just by using a standing desk you can help keep yourself healthy.
Why Is This Healthy?
Research has shown that it is likely that just one exercise session each day may not be enough to counteract the negative effects of sitting too much (which include obesity, sleep apnea, heart disease, pulmonary embolisms, and so on). Instead, standing and walking throughout the day is a much better approach to exercise. This is one of the wonderful ways a standing desk can help you, since you will be forced to be on your feet.
Besides that, users of standing desks have found that with time, their back muscles as well as other muscles become strengthened, since they are not pressuring those muscles too much with prolonged sitting and lack of activity. Some users also state that using a standing desk has helped them be more social at work, since by standing they have to look at people beyond their cubicle. More interaction at work can reduce stress and help you feel more calm, which is also beneficial to your health.
Do note though that if you are used to sitting at your desk while additionally also being a couch potato at home, you will need some time to get used to a standing desk. As long as you ease into using the desk (such as by spending two hours standing, half an hour sitting, and then standing again, and repeating this process throughout the workday), you will be on your way to a healthier and stronger body. Don’t give up if you find it tough initially; you will not be the first sedentary person to feel that way. With some willpower and effort, you will learn to adjust to your new workstation and you may even find - as many others have - that you love it!
More Standing Desks from Amazon.com:
What Is A Standing Desk?
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A standing desk is a desk that is built for use while standing. That means, if you have a standing desk at work, you would be standing throughout the day as you use your computer. Of course, you can have a chair nearby to take occasionally sitting breaks, but when you sit the desk is too high to use, so you won’t be using the chair for anything more than breaks. Now you may groan at the thought of standing all day, but just by using a standing desk you can help keep yourself healthy. Why Is This Healthy?
Research has shown that it is likely that just one exercise session each day may not be enough to counteract the negative effects of sitting too much (which include obesity, sleep apnea, heart disease, pulmonary embolisms, and so on). Instead, standing and walking throughout the day is a much better approach to exercise. This is one of the wonderful ways a standing desk can help you, since you will be forced to be on your feet.
Besides that, users of standing desks have found that with time, their back muscles as well as other muscles become strengthened, since they are not pressuring those muscles too much with prolonged sitting and lack of activity. Some users also state that using a standing desk has helped them be more social at work, since by standing they have to look at people beyond their cubicle. More interaction at work can reduce stress and help you feel more calm, which is also beneficial to your health.
Do note though that if you are used to sitting at your desk while additionally also being a couch potato at home, you will need some time to get used to a standing desk. As long as you ease into using the desk (such as by spending two hours standing, half an hour sitting, and then standing again, and repeating this process throughout the workday), you will be on your way to a healthier and stronger body. Don’t give up if you find it tough initially; you will not be the first sedentary person to feel that way. With some willpower and effort, you will learn to adjust to your new workstation and you may even find - as many others have - that you love it!
More Standing Desks from Amazon.com:
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