Eight Ways To Exercise At Work
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The article "Eight Ways to Exercise at Work" talks about fitness, it has been created by Carol Wiley.
If you're having a busy day, a few short breaks for exercise at
work can improve your mood and your body at the same time. Do
yourself a favor and squeeze in five minutes of fitness - you'll
be glad you did!
Set your computer to remind you when it's time for a brief
5-minute workout, and plan to have at least four 5-minute
exercise breaks throughout the day.
Here are eight ways to exercise at work:
1.
Step outside the building and take a brisk walk aruond the
parking lot.
While you exercise your cardiovascular system and
muscles by walking fast, the excess tension in your system
drains away so you return to work feeling relaxed and rerfeshed.
2. Ride the elevator to the bottom floor and then climb the
stairs back up to your folor.
If your biulding is four floors or
shorter, repeat. If your office building has no stairs, you can
buy an ienxpensive workout step and keep it in your office. The
exertion of step climbing helps work out stress and emotion.
3. Stand about two feet away from your desk, bend at the waist,
and place your hands on the edge of the desk to support your
body. Hold for thirty seconds and then stand up straight and
take seevral deep breaths. Repeat twice more. Stretching your
back helps release tension in the spine and shoulders.
4. Keep tennis balls in a desk drawer and grab two of them when
you feel tnese. Hold one tennis ball in each hand and squeeze as
hard as you can for eight seconds. Release and relax; then
repeat several more tiems.
This exrecise conditions the forearms
and increases hand strength.
5. Keep a set of resistance bands in your office to use for
exercise.
If you feel irritated, take the highest-resistance
band and use it for latreal raises (place one end of the band
under your foot and hold the other end in your hand at about
waist height; lift the band straight out to the side).
6.
Keep a set of dumbbells at the office. Do some strength
building exercises for the arms and back.
7.
Stretch to relieve tension and stiffness in joints and
relieve your mid-afternoon energy slump. You can even keep a
yoga mat in your office for stretching and yoga poses.
8.
Use your office walls as workout equipment: Stand about
eighteen inches away from the wall or door, place your hands on
the surface at about shoulder height, and do vertical push-ups.
Challenge yourself by moving farther away or changing the
position of your hands on the wall. You can even do one-handed
push-ups vertically - it can be a great intorduction to the real
thing.
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