desk jobs

I drink sooooo much water!!! It makes me use the restroom across the building at least once an hour! Other than that I use good posture and I visit my fellow co-workers when I need to talk to them rather than call them on their phones.

Although, now I may try the exercise ball...sounds interesting!

One job I used to have we actually had push up competitions. Every once in a while, someone would scream "feet on the desk, and hands wide most pushups wins."

I sit in a cubicle all day, and I'm chained to my phone. I walk during my breaks and lunch. Our office encourages "health & wellness", so they have a walking path along the main aisles marked with signs and the number of laps per mile. They do the same thing in the parking lot so you can walk around the building on nice days. I don't really care about distance so much as time. I hate sitting all day, so being able to walk for an hour is really nice.

I have the option of getting one of those desks that goes up and down so I can stand at my desk if I want, but I have to get a doctor's note showing a need for it.

I am not sure if you are allowed breaks or where your office building is located, but I take walks on both of my 15 minute breaks. It's not anything huge, but I think it's still helpful.

I recently had my desk lifted so I can stand at it now. It's better for the body I can dance around to my music!

My IT job has me chained to a desk. Here are some of the things I do.
1. Prop one of monitors up so I stand part of the day
2. Stand while on conference calls
3. Make ever excuse to walk to the cafe on the other side of the campus. Even if I brought my lunch I will walk over to get a fork.
4. Walk to talk to the coworkers instead of email, it if must be documented, I will send a follow up email after I get back to my desk.
5. Use and empty conference room to do sit ups, pushups, jumping jacks, etc... even 5 minutes
6. Walk at lunch or to lunch it eating out. (Keep baby wipes and deodorant at your desk)
7. use the stairs

Engineer with a desk job, here. Most of the stuff I do already got posted.

1. Talk to people in person rather than email. One of the product groups I interact with occasionally just moved downstairs from down the hall, so much more opportunity for this!

2. Investigate issues in person rather than have someone else do this for me.

3. Stop by the cafeteria on the other end of campus to get my favorite breakfast. No, it's not MFP approved :-(

4. Don't sweat getting a crappy parking spot. Don't look for a better one, either, just park wherever and hoof it.

5. Schedule meetings wherever, even when it'll be a 5-10 minute walk to the location. I used to postpone meetings till I would get a nearby conference room, but after asking my team members if they cared, and they all said they were fine with it, I just schedule meetings wherever and whenever I want to, carrying my heavy laptop to the location. I don't purposely get the farther room even when one closer by is available, but you can :-). Conversely, attend meetings in person whenever I can, rather than call in, just to get the walk to the conf room, possibly carrying a laptop and/or other equipment.

6. Carry parts, etc yourself rather than ask for help or a ride. I'm not saying break your back, but generally speaking, carrying 20 to 30 lbs about a quarter to half mile total won't kill anyone.

7. Avoid elevators. There just aren't that many buildings in downstate Illinois tall enough to truly warrant using an elevator. I'll attend a conf in a three floor building and they'll hold the elevator for me; no thanks. Again, even when carrying stuff, if it's not heavy enough to kill ya, the stairs still are a great option.