You have probably heard by now that sitting all day is bad for your health. If you sit at a desk all day for your job, then it’s essential that you get up and move on a regular basis. It won’t cancel out all the negative side effects from the hours you spend sitting, but it will help. Working a desk job contributes to a number of potential health issues, including obesity. If you are dieting to lose weight and sitting at a desk all day, you may already know how important a regular workout is for your health and metabolism. Fitting exercise into an already hectic schedule isn’t always easy though. Luckily, it turns out that you can still fit exercise into a busy workday without leaving the office. Even better? You don’t have to leave your desk to do many of them. So get ready to stay on track with your weight loss goals and a healthy lifestyle, even when you spend most of your day sitting.
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Here are 7 exercises you can do at your desk:
1. Raise the Roof
- While marching in place, push your hands up towards the ceiling, from your shoulders, with your palms up.
- Lower your hands until your thumbs almost touch your shoulders.
- “Raise the roof” 20 times.
- Note: You can make this move a little harder by holding water bottles.
2. Triceps Kick
- While marching in place, bend at the hips, about 45 degrees.
- Start with your hands at your hips.
- Next, bend your elbows, then extend them behind you as if you are lifting weights.
- Repeat 20 times.
3. The Hulk
- Keep marching and leaning.
- With your elbows bent and fists together in front, move your arms up and back like wings.
- Try to touch your shoulder blades together.
- Repeat 20 times.
4. Hamstring Curl
- Start by standing with your feet slightly apart.
- Bend arms at the elbow.
- Push one foot back toward your rear end while straightening your arms so that your hands are down when your foot is up.
- Alternate with the other foot.
- Repeat for 20 times on each foot, bringing your feet back, one at a time.
5. Knee Lift
- Just like hamstring curls (see above), except you lift your knee up in front as your arms go down.
- Repeat for 20 times on each leg, bringing one knee up at a time.
6. Punching
- While rocking foot to foot, punch across your chest with alternating arms.
- To reduce elbow stress, try not to fully straighten your arm.
- Repeat for 20 times; 10 punches for each arm.
7. Desk Pushup
- Place hands on the edge of your desk, shoulder width apart and your legs behind you.
- While balancing on your hands, push up with as much force as you can, and straighten your elbows.
- Lower your body towards your desk with your elbows bent.
- Repeat 10 times.
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