Sneaking in exercise

NicoWoodruff

That's great! I travel a good bit and when I'm vacationing or visiting family I usually take my light workout sneakers and a set of 3 or 5 lb weights depending on my mood.. as well as my yoga strap. That's thankfully not too much to pack especially if I go with the 3 lb weights.

Usually I can find a couch to hook my feet under somewhere in the premises (generally while people are out) to do my 35 reps of sit ups.. and there tends to be thick enough shag carpet to work as well like a mat and that way I can do the rest of my circuit training workout in my private rooms at my leisure when I can day to day.

And this way I can at least maintain even if there's people in and out and even if the weather is too bad to get walks in.

Oh and any space I can do squats in when I can is great! I'm just self conscious because (especially at first) my ankles, knees and hips go *POP* a few times lol.)


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tmarie2715

This may sound a little strange, but when you work at a desk job, you have to get exercise in any way you can, right?

Sometimes I'll go to the bathroom and if no one is there, I will choose the wider stall and do squats and calf raises.

Only problem is, the squats leave my heart beating a little fast and get me the slightest bit winded... I don't want people wondering why I look out of breath coming out of the bathroom stall, LOL...

Just thought I'd make you giggle a little :P

Anyone got any other good at-work exercises to try?

LOL. My SO works in a mobile office (construction). He does this all the time, esp when no one else is in the office. Push ups, wall sits, crunches. I'll ask him if he does anything else and edit this post.

I think it is a great idea! You might look up some chair yoga poses, too, which are mostly to help you stretch and prevent yourself from bad posture, but a burn is a burn!

CallMeCupcakeDammit

Someone mentioned Skaters.. what are skaters?

I found this explanation, so I copied and pasted it from ehow.com...

Begin with your feet a bit further than shoulder width apart. Bend your knees and lean forward slightly with your arms at your side. While you should bend over slightly, do not hyper-extend your back. This training exercise should work your core muscles and your legs, so keep your abdominal muscles tight and your back straight.

Watch your neck throughout the skater exercise as well, keeping your your chin up and your eyes forward. Shift your weight to your left leg in preparation for the exercise.

Jump about 3 feet to the right, landing on your right leg. Your left leg should lift and come near your right ankle; however, it should not touch the ground. Jump again, this time to the left and landing on the left foot. As before, bring your right leg near to your left ankle, but do not allow it to touch the floor. Swing your arms to help maintain balance and increase the length of your jumps.

Continue the skater training exercise for 1 to 2 minutes before relaxing and moving on to your next functional fitness exercise. If at any point you feel strain or discomfort in your knees, hips or back, slow down your movement and try not bending over quite as far.