[Video] 10-Minute Full Body Office Workout

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!

[Video] 10-Minute Office Cardio Workout

Here's a good "mini-workout" to get the blood flowing after you've been sitting for a while. While this one might not be suitable if you work in a cubicle, if you have your own office it's a great and healthy mid-day pick-me-up! No equipment is required, and you can it in just about any type of clothing.

This is a gentle workout, so you won't get all sweaty at work, but it will elevate your heart rate and get your blood moving and your muscles warmed up to relieve that stiffness that often occurs when sitting at a desk all day.

Take a 10-minute break from your desk today and try this one!

6 Benefits of Using a Treadmill Desk At Work

If you could work out while at work, would you? If your answer is yes, then you should definitely consider getting a treadmill desk. A treadmill desk is a workstation where you can walk on a treadmill as you work. Naturally, you won’t be working out heavily, but the benefits of using a treadmill desk are well worth the investment.

Here Are 6 Benefits of Using a Treadmill Desk:

Benefit #1: You no longer need to rush home after work to get in some exercise for the day. You can exercise while typing up documents, answering emails, and looking at invoices, which means you can exercise at a slow pace for several hours in a workday, if not all day!

Benefit #2: Research has shown that exercising throughout the day is better for your health than sitting all day and exercising just for an hour at the end of the day. You can exercise the right way using a treadmill desk.

Benefit #3: As opposed to just sitting down, having a treadmill desk will do wonders to your fitness and general strength. Your muscles will get stronger, your endurance will improve, and over time you may find that you no longer pant when you go up stairs or walk for prolonged periods of time.

Benefit #4: Better fitness also means that you will be less likely to develop certain diseases later on, such as heart disease, strokes, embolisms, diabetes, and so on. You will also strengthen your immune system in general, which could mean fewer sick days in the year.

Benefit #5: If you are on a diet, using a treadmill desk will allow you to be a bit more flexible with how much you are allowed to eat. You’d be burning more calories throughout the day, which means you can eat more calories without gaining weight than if you were just sitting at your desk at work.

Benefit #6: Being on the move all day will also help you stay alert at work, preventing those afternoon crashes and accidental naps on your keyboard! :-) This will increase your productivity at work.

As you can see, the advantages you can reap from switching to a treadmill desk at work are not just one or two; there are many!

If your company has a person who is in charge of ergonomics, you can talk to them for suggestions on how to make the switch. If there isn’t such a person, you can always go to a dealer who sells such treadmill desks, and ask them for recommendations.

A note though: be sure to check first that you have the space for a treadmill desk in your workspace, and also find out whether the administration of your company allows you to use one.