People who exercise are more energetic, more productive and take fewer sick days. It takes a little creativity, but there are ways to get exercise everyday at work.
Sitting for long periods is a new thing for the human body, and it causes all kinds of problems! Poor health, in most cases, is usually caused by a sedentary lifestyle. Health conditions like back pain, arthritis, osteoporosis and even cancer can be prevented by keeping your body strong.
Here are a few suggestions:
*Walk, run or bike to/from work
*Walk during coffee breaks
*Lift weights for 10-30 minutes during lunch.
Consider keeping a resistance band or dumbbells at your desk. Squeeze in a quick upper and lower body exercise between calls or emails. If you feel like you have enough privacy, do a couple sets of push ups and lunges for an effective whole body workout, you won’t need more than 15 minutes to do 2 or 3 sets. This could be done on a break, lunch or in between meetings.
*Do yoga
It’s a great caffeine substitution in the afternoon and can relieve general stress from being at the office. Poses like downward-facing dog, cobra and chair pose can ease stress.
Maybe your boss will go for this? Walk all day long with the Treadmill Desk:
Dr. James Levine of the Mayo Clinic, says the desks can be a valuable tool in fighting obesity. By walking steadily on a treadmill set to a mere one mile per hour, employees can burn up to 800 calories in a typical nine to five workday, for a total weight loss of 50 pounds in a year.
May 3, 2009 at 8:15 pm
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