People with a desk job

randomgirlusa

WOW! This is awesome. I tried this just now!! Thanks so much for sharing!!!

This is a low impact workout you can do from your chair from Johnathan Roche of No Excuses.

http://www.noexcusesworkouts.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/sample-lowimpact1.pdf

Impy84

I work a desk job 911. I get up at 345am and don't get off until 3pm. I work out AFTER work. I have to pay attn when im at work.
I do drink no less than 96 oz of water while im at work + tea and coffee so I'm constantly up and walking to the restroom. I'll even take the stairs up a few levels instead of going to the restroom just down the hallway.

SoDamnHungry

Nuttin'.

Anna800

Can someone explain to me why some of you don't have lunch breaks? Are you just so busy you can't get away? Even the boss of my office leaves for lunch. I guess I don't understand being that busy, I think you have to make time for lunch.

AmberJo1984

I move my legs alot. Bicycle in place. Leg lifts. Stretches. Pace back and forth. Bring a jug of water with you. Whenever you empty it, walk to the water fountain to refil. You will also be walking to the bathroom a lot. If there are stairs, take those everywhere. Park further away from the door. There's plenty you can do when you set your mind to it.

sarahharmintx

I make myself drink 100oz a day. Last week was a bit of a fail but for the most part 90-100oz a day. I dont leave for lunch but I have to go to the kitchen frequently to get more water and to the bathroom frequently to get rid of the water.

LiliWray

I park in the parking space that is farthest away from the door.
I am required to wear heavy duty boots whenever I leave the front office (I work in manufacturing) and the boots give me an extra ten pounds or so to walk with.
That gives me an idea: could you wear ankle weights under your pants? Extra strength training when you walk :happy:

laurasimmons

I will usually get up from my desk to go walk around. I have done squats and lunges at my desk though.

wigglemish

I take the stairs rather than the lifts, I stand up and walk in a little circle near my desk while I work (I use a headset so I have this luxury, any PC input is done very quickly), I go to the bathroom on different floors to mine which forces me to use the stairs more hehe. Also as I commute I get off the bus a stop earlier both ways than I used to. I also plan on taking my resistance band from some recent physiotherapy to work with me and tieing it to the back of my chair to use it on and off throughout the day. One of the pluses of a basically hands free desk job I guess

Sophiem1402

I work out before work at the gym, and take my dog for a run/ walk afterwork. Im at work from 7.30am - 4.30pm. I think if i had my own office, i would do some work outs at work.. But i dont

lizziebeth1028

I work your typical 9-5 during the day and usually do not leave my desk, not even for lunch. What do you 9-5ers do to exercise at your desk???

I'm lucky that my walk to and from the office everyday is almost 2 miles...so I get a mini bonus work out in everyday. But while at the office I get up at least once an hour and take a lap around the office just to keep my butt from falling asleep lol. And of course the real work out is when I hit the gym or put in a work out DVD when I get home. Moving around at the office is just to get up and stretch and for circulation it in no way counts towards 'exercise'!!!

mazzasweet

Also a 9 to 5 gal chained to her desk for lunch. BUT I make a point to stand up atleast once per hour - get a cup of water, bathroom, copy room etc. My Back was killing me and I realized it's because I don't move all day. But just standing every hour has made a world of difference.

HypersonicFitNess

Exercise before work and after work (that way I can split it up). My friend purchased me a step for under my desk that is for therapy patients, you can turn it two directions to step your toes down or step your heels down. When I was on the market room floor, I only got away from my desk for the restroom (no lunch breaks...lunch had to be eaten at the desk). I was able to step throughout the day and it doesn't require any though to do it. Although, I work from home now, I still have it under my desk and use it all the time.

She actually got it at this website, but I don't see it now:

http://www.activeforever.com/

Here's one: http://healthyliving.azcentral.com/use-mini-stepper-under-desk-work-5222.html

http://www.mountainside-medical.com/products/Mabis-Mini-Stepper-Exerciser.html

http://www.tibesti.com/search/under desk mini stepper

http://www.stlmedical.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=VARTST&Product_Code=DU66020050000

http://www.alibaba.com/showroom/mini-stepper-twist-stepper.html

Unfortunately none of the one's I found online are like the one I have, so I'm not sure how they would work under your desk....but maybe worth a shot.

SarahSmiles2004

I do my best to get up every hour and walk down the stairs to the 1st floor bathroom and then used to sit on a balance ball, I just can't do it now. It's all in what's comfortable for you. I will sometimes stand up at my desk or I'll bounce my leg, do some sitting stretches.

DivaMoe40

I make sure that I always take the stairs and not the elevators. Also, because I work at a University, I try to take walks around campus on nice days to the post office or just around campus in general.

AuddAlise

You don't leave your desk for lunch? Isn't it illegal to make people work without taking a lunch break?

^^Not in California anymore. I don't take a lunch break either.

CorvusCorax77

i go to the bathroom the "long" way around. I go a lot. I walk on my lunch breaks and eat at my desk on company time while i work. I work out HARD when I work out. That's pretty much it. I wish I had decided to become a personal trainer or a yoga instructor. Life would be so awesome if I could get paid to work out.

d3mon4ngel

I've recently started watching this web series called YouCube. It's about a guy called Peter and his workout blog that he does at his desk. Exercises for the office = Offercises! It's got some good tips.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/videoseries?list=ELlb2FnoHQJeg

VelociMama

I don't. I am usually working on a computer all day, but I do try to make time in the evenings to do SOMETHING. Before baby came, I was doing 45-60 minutes at the gym, but now I hit the treadmill when I get home.

I also don't leave my desk for lunch on most work days.

gabriellejayde

I use every opportunity to get up and move- going into someone's office instead of calling them, using a bathroom downstairs, taking a walk outside at lunch. I work from home a few days a week though, so those days I work out more.

Josie_lifting_cats

You don't leave your desk for lunch? Isn't it illegal to make people work without taking a lunch break?

Yes, it is. Unfortunately, I'm self-employed and my boss doesn't let me take lunches. :sad:

No time to take lunch. You get it done, you get it done fast, you eat over a two hour period while you're getting it done, and you get more work to get done. More work = more money = my kids get to eat and I pay my mortgage.

sabrinar1982

I work 8-5 too I go outside and walk around the parking lot during my breaks, and eat my lunch at my desk then walk during my lunch hour...I've also considered bringing a stability ball to sit on at my desk....any little bit you can squeeze in helps!

smtillman2

I have like bike pedals under my desk. It's not the greatest thing but at least I'm moving.

klacount77

I exercise constraint by not telling people to **** off!

my thoughts EXACTLY!!!!
and parking 9 light years away from the office and making myself walk the stairs instead of the elevators.
But while actually at my desk ... it mostly just exercising my ability to control my tongue.

tdhighfill

I'm glad someone noticed this. Usually, you're choosing not to take a break. If not, your employer is breaking federal labor law.

This isn't true, or atleast not in NH. As long as the employer allows the employee to eat at their desk and can prove that it would be detrimental for the company to allow the employee to leave their work station, then it is legal. I have dealt with this battle and the Department of Labor, twice. Not for me, but people I worked with.

wow. I work at my desk. I work maybe 9-11 hour days. I don't take a lunch break, except if you count me going to the restroom, or microwaving food....so maybe 15 minutes I sit and eat, and yes, I sit. However, the wow is because I never heard of companies not allowing employees to leave their workstation. However, I have been working a salaried job for so long I thought hourly jobs people must take at least one 15 minute break every 5 hours. Don't know where I heard that but that stuck with me.
I don't like to exercise doing work besides parking far away in the morning, and sometimes I do take a extra lap around my office during restroom break. I get any exercise in in the morning and I go to the gym DIRECTLY from work most night. It is very important not to go home for me - otherwise - I won't go back out.

wonderstruck91

i work the same hours, also at a desk. i make it an effort to get up every hour at least and walk around (refill my water, visit the ladies room, go ask someone a question, etc.) i also try to take the stairs whenever possible (i work on level 5 of my building) & make an effort to walk for 20-30 minutes during my hour lunch break. it's tough but when you squeeze in little things like this it is helpful. and if i can do it i honestly feel like anyone can. i work in a high volume call center, and our off-phone time is monitored, but i still can make it work.

lindsaykdesigns

I work from home, but I live up 5 flights of stairs. Built-in workout.

WandaWoman41

You can't exercise at your desk unless you have a job where you don't have to actually do work and you can just stand out in the middle and do sit ups and jumping jacks. I would suggest exercising before 9 or after 5.

I had a hearty laugh with this quote. I use a pedometer in the office and walk laps until someone notices.

lizziebeth1028

You can't exercise at your desk unless you have a job where you don't have to actually do work and you can just stand out in the middle and do sit ups and jumping jacks. I would suggest exercising before 9 or after 5.

^ I love this answer! Because I'm always slightly baffled by the 'exercise at your desk' question that pops up on the threads occasionally. Are they looking to replace an actual real exercise program with 'desk exercises'? Because that is unrealistic. I do get up and walk around a lot and walk on my lunch just for circulation, to keep my bum from falling asleep and to keep my sanity BUT in no way does it replace a honest good hard sweaty work out at the gym (or home or on the trail). If you are thinking being active at your desk is an activity you can log.....FAIL.

HeavyLiftGirl

I do lunges in the bathroom. Our bathroom is huge, so I have room to do them.
I also will make sure my posture is strong and tall all day, and keep my abs contracted for as long as possible.
I also get up and make myself walk around at least 4 times a day.