desk excercises

NikkiTompson
NikkiTompson Posts: 89 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
hi..just wondering if anyone can give me any suggestions for strength/toning exercises I can do sat at my desk (without looking completely nuts preferably) .. thanks.

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  • drmryder
    drmryder Posts: 181 Member
    Oh funny ideas come to mind:

    Clench and unclench your butt muscles

    If you can somehow do a chair pose, you will still look like you are sitting

    If you have arms on your chair and no one can see you. Push yourself up with a hand on each arm using only your triceps.
  • justjenn1977
    justjenn1977 Posts: 437 Member
    I do dips on the counters at work (when everyone else is away :) LOL)

    I also do wall pushups and lunges and stuff... people see me and go huh? and I just say I am stretching...
  • kris10stew
    kris10stew Posts: 38 Member
    I need some good ideas, too!
  • MochaMixAZ
    MochaMixAZ Posts: 844 Member
    A great article: http://www.webmd.com/fitness-exercise/features/exercise-at-your-desk
  • mrscewinters
    mrscewinters Posts: 38 Member
    look up fitbolt. I skip the goofey ones
  • nikinyx6
    nikinyx6 Posts: 772 Member
    http://exercise.about.com/cs/exerciseworkouts/l/blofficeworkout.htm

    I do some of these :)
  • rmhand
    rmhand Posts: 1,067 Member
    Do leg extensions under your desk. Just kick your legs straight out, lower them SLOWLY and repeat. Your quads will burn after a while.
  • _beautiful_disaster_
    _beautiful_disaster_ Posts: 182
    bump
  • Specialkayrina
    Specialkayrina Posts: 242 Member
    I need tips too :))
  • taso42
    taso42 Posts: 8,980 Member
    Write down in a spreadsheet things like:

    Squats
    45 x 5 x 2
    65 x 5
    85 x 3
    105 x 2
    125 x 5 x 3

    Then go home and lift weights. :bigsmile:
  • chenrytc2
    chenrytc2 Posts: 48
    Would it be possible to place small dumbells under your desk? You can do a set or two every hour. Also keep in mind stretching. Stretching muscles will help strengthen them and keep you ready for when you do exercise.
  • NikkiTompson
    NikkiTompson Posts: 89 Member
    Oh funny ideas come to mind:

    Clench and unclench your butt muscles

    If you can somehow do a chair pose, you will still look like you are sitting

    If you have arms on your chair and no one can see you. Push yourself up with a hand on each arm using only your triceps.

    haha...sounds like fun..will give it a go!
  • NikkiTompson
    NikkiTompson Posts: 89 Member
    I do dips on the counters at work (when everyone else is away :) LOL)

    I also do wall pushups and lunges and stuff... people see me and go huh? and I just say I am stretching...

    haha...keep going....like the dip idea though..thanks x
  • NikkiTompson
    NikkiTompson Posts: 89 Member
    Do leg extensions under your desk. Just kick your legs straight out, lower them SLOWLY and repeat. Your quads will burn after a while.

    thanks..will give it ago.. x
  • TeaBea
    TeaBea Posts: 14,517 Member
    A couple from Fitness Magazine:

    http://www.fitnessmagazine.com/workout/express/10-minute/get-rid-of-job-related-jiggle/

    http://www.fitnessmagazine.com/videos/yoga-pilates/5-min-yoga.htm?sssdmh=dm17.558940&esrc=nwftn110711&email=1290104


    Or try an under desk cycle

    http://www.amazon.com/Stamina-15-0120-InStride-Cycle-XL/dp/B000PEM63K/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1343161011&sr=8-7&keywords=under+desk+cycle
  • CakeFit21
    CakeFit21 Posts: 2,521 Member
    What exactly are your goals? Are you just trying to keep from being bored at work? Honestly, that's all this stuff is going to get you.
  • NikkiTompson
    NikkiTompson Posts: 89 Member
    Would it be possible to place small dumbells under your desk? You can do a set or two every hour. Also keep in mind stretching. Stretching muscles will help strengthen them and keep you ready for when you do exercise.

    good idea..I will get ridiculed for the weights...but sod them haha...will give it a go..if not will def stick to stretching..thanks
  • wisegirl_k
    wisegirl_k Posts: 38 Member
    A good one I was told a long time ago, sit up straight with your back off your chair, lift your knees up (feet off the floor) so the backs of your knees/thighs are off the seat. Hold with your core, do not bend your back. Do it without holding on to your desk for more intensity.
  • NikkiTompson
    NikkiTompson Posts: 89 Member
    What exactly are your goals? Are you just trying to keep from being bored at work? Honestly, that's all this stuff is going to get you.

    hi..yeah I understand the exercises that people are suggesting are not going to make big changes, but I why limit exercise to just the gym...I sit at my desk for 8hrs a day I might as well make it more fun..and get a little gain out of it as well....every little helps...plus 100 keg extensions a day sat at your desk will go some way to better form...no? :)
  • NikkiTompson
    NikkiTompson Posts: 89 Member
    A good one I was told a long time ago, sit up straight with your back off your chair, lift your knees up (feet off the floor) so the backs of your knees/thighs are off the seat. Hold with your core, do not bend your back. Do it without holding on to your desk for more intensity.

    thanks...that sounds like an awesome stomach exercise....like u said good for the core...thanks
  • red01angel
    red01angel Posts: 806 Member
    Kegels.
  • PurpleEpiphany
    PurpleEpiphany Posts: 96
    As a belly dancer I do belly rolls in my chair all the time. These can be tough to master at first, but I also break it down to contracting and relaxing the upper abs or the lower abs separately, which are the foundations to learning belly rolls themselves. The great thing about doing abdominal contractions is you can do it while you're typing/etc and someone walking by is not going to be like "what the heck is that girl doing?"
  • wisegirl_k
    wisegirl_k Posts: 38 Member
    A good one I was told a long time ago, sit up straight with your back off your chair, lift your knees up (feet off the floor) so the backs of your knees/thighs are off the seat. Hold with your core, do not bend your back. Do it without holding on to your desk for more intensity.

    thanks...that sounds like an awesome stomach exercise....like u said good for the core...thanks

    Sure thing! It's tougher than it sounds too!
  • NikkiTompson
    NikkiTompson Posts: 89 Member
    As a belly dancer I do belly rolls in my chair all the time. These can be tough to master at first, but I also break it down to contracting and relaxing the upper abs or the lower abs separately, which are the foundations to learning belly rolls themselves. The great thing about doing abdominal contractions is you can do it while you're typing/etc and someone walking by is not going to be like "what the heck is that girl doing?"

    thanks will give it a go..
  • NikkiTompson
    NikkiTompson Posts: 89 Member
    A couple from Fitness Magazine:

    http://www.fitnessmagazine.com/workout/express/10-minute/get-rid-of-job-related-jiggle/

    http://www.fitnessmagazine.com/videos/yoga-pilates/5-min-yoga.htm?sssdmh=dm17.558940&esrc=nwftn110711&email=1290104


    Or try an under desk cycle

    http://www.amazon.com/Stamina-15-0120-InStride-Cycle-XL/dp/B000PEM63K/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1343161011&sr=8-7&keywords=under+desk+cycle

    under desk cycle sounds good...hehe...will give it a go..
  • tobielauren
    tobielauren Posts: 184 Member
    message me and I'll send you some stuff later
  • ChelleFeegan
    ChelleFeegan Posts: 80 Member
    These are excellent ideas - thanks all :)
  • NikkiTompson
    NikkiTompson Posts: 89 Member
    thanks for all the responses guys...and the website links..will def check them all out...I might even create a desk exercises schedule..different each day...will certainly make work more interesting...
    another good tip to get some walking in is walk to the furthest toilet away...I do that sometimes...up the stairs to the one on the highest floor...
  • Deedles2012
    Deedles2012 Posts: 122 Member
    Bump~thanks for this info

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