Ab Exercises At Your Desk - These Really Work!
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There are exercises you can do at your desk that can help keep some of your fitness goals alive!
If you are attached to a desk for your job, or even if you work at home on the computer, it can be hard to fit in exercise unless you count going to the water cooler or coffee machine or bathroom as exercise (if you sprint there, or take the long way around you could!). Maybe you hate going to the gym, or having to get sweaty in the name of exercise, but if your Doctor has told you it is time, or you see this ever growing belly and butt on your office chair, then along with a few tweaks to your diet, you should try a few of these really simple exercises to do at your desk. Belly Tuck – I like this one, and if you can think to do these a few minutes every hour, you can build up your stomach muscles which will also help to strengthen you back and core. You figure, if you do these for even 3 minutes on the hour, on an eight hour day, that is 24 minutes of belly tucks! Here is how you do it. Sit on your office chair with your back nice and straight and your feet on the ground in front of your chair. Hold the sides of your chair with your hands, and then gently lift your feet off the ground at the same time a couple of inches. You should feel this in your belly. Hold for a 10 to 15 seconds if you can then put your feet back down, and then do it again. Try to do at least 5 or 6 of these what I call office belly tucks every hour if you are stuck at your computer. |
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If you can try and get up and walk around and really stretch your body each hour too. I know with myself, I would try and do these belly tucks on the hour (9am, 10am, 11am and so on) then get up and walk around for a minute or two, get a drink etc., before starting work again.
There are lots of different exercises to do at your desk, that will keep your muscles strong, but one good effect I also noticed, is that it gets your blood moving and problems seem to find answers for work after a few stretches or a walk around. So, try and include these exercises at your desk when you can. Think of them as part of your work day.
Desk Leg Raises – These are similar to the belly tucks. You simply sit up straight in your office chair and hold on the sides of the chair with your hands, and lift one leg up and straight out and hold it for 10 to 15 seconds then lower it and do it again with the other leg.
Doing exercises at your desk is a great way to raise your metabolism a bit by getting the body revved up a bit. So, if you tweak your diet and add a few of these desk exercises to your day, you will start to get looser pants, and that is a good thing!
If you are not a big fan of doing the above exercises and would prefer desk equipment, then you should check out these cool pieces of office exercise equipment:
You can get Under Desk Peddle Exercisor that has you riding a bike while sitting at your desk.
A Balance Ball Chair works your abs and core muscles.
A Desk Treadmill is the ultimate in work and exercise all in one.
There are ways to fit in fitness. As our days get busier it only makes sense to try and multi-task our exercise and work!
There are lots of different exercises to do at your desk, that will keep your muscles strong, but one good effect I also noticed, is that it gets your blood moving and problems seem to find answers for work after a few stretches or a walk around. So, try and include these exercises at your desk when you can. Think of them as part of your work day.
Desk Leg Raises – These are similar to the belly tucks. You simply sit up straight in your office chair and hold on the sides of the chair with your hands, and lift one leg up and straight out and hold it for 10 to 15 seconds then lower it and do it again with the other leg.
Doing exercises at your desk is a great way to raise your metabolism a bit by getting the body revved up a bit. So, if you tweak your diet and add a few of these desk exercises to your day, you will start to get looser pants, and that is a good thing!
If you are not a big fan of doing the above exercises and would prefer desk equipment, then you should check out these cool pieces of office exercise equipment:
You can get Under Desk Peddle Exercisor that has you riding a bike while sitting at your desk.
A Balance Ball Chair works your abs and core muscles.
A Desk Treadmill is the ultimate in work and exercise all in one.
There are ways to fit in fitness. As our days get busier it only makes sense to try and multi-task our exercise and work!
