Exercising while working

vanessa_wilson

Does anybody have any tips for trying to stay active while working an office desk job?
I love to work out in the early mornings, which gives me energy for the day, but my job requires me to sit behind a desk all day, and feel that this does not contribute towards my attempt to stay fit.
Any tips or advice??

jcancino

I'd like to hear some ideas on this as well, I'm in the same situation.

ashlee954

Not sure if you are in a building with more than one story but I get up every couple hours and run up flights of stairs for five minutes. Even if you just have a sec every hour run up one or two flights of stairs. This of course will be difficult if you wear heels to work. I also keep lil' 4 lb weights at my desk and lift them when I am on the phone.

erickirb

Get up and moving during your breaks and go for a walk or run at lunch.

AndreeT

Hi there! I too have a desk job...I make it a point to take a 25 or 30 min walk on my lunch break. On rainy days I try to walk up to the top floor of my building (10 floors) and back down. a few times a day. Its amazing how many calories you can burn doing stairs!

Good Luck!

:flowerforyou:

RedHotRunner

On days that it's not too hot, I walk on my lunch break. There's a track about a mile from my office. I try to get 3 miles in if I have time. There's also a pool next door, but i'm not ambitious enough to change and shower in such a short period of time.

LongMom

Can you bring an exercise ball into the office and keep it at your desk? I love to sit on it instead of my chair and bounce bounce bounce! Feels good to stretch on it too

byHISstrength

Beachbody sent this newsletter back in May. It is issue #170, may 06, 2010, "Working out at Work." Here, try this link:

http://teambeachbody.com/about/newsletters/-/nli/170#54710135

karlowe

love the bouncing on ball suggestion, will try that! thanks

vanessa_wilson

I usually wear tight pencil skirts at work. It might look funny with me bouncing on it wearing skirts. But sounds fun!

vanessa_wilson

Not sure if you are in a building with more than one story but I get up every couple hours and run up flights of stairs for five minutes. Even if you just have a sec every hour run up one or two flights of stairs. This of course will be difficult if you wear heels to work. I also keep lil' 4 lb weights at my desk and lift them when I am on the phone.

I like this idea! I am on the 3rd floor. If I'm running late I usually take the stairs and run up instead of waiting for elevator to come down. Heels can get in the way sometimes. I like the weights I think Ill get one just for work! thanks

layny89

I really like the ideas on that newsletter. Thanks for that!

Found something called the office workout. http://exercise.about.com/cs/exerciseworkouts/l/blofficeworkout.htm