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howens1027
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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???
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I have a standing desk because I am there all day.
I also walk up and down stairs a lot.0 -
How long did it take you to get used to your standing desk?0
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I work at a desk 7:30am to 5:30 or 6pm and I can't leave my desk for lunch either. I just kind of deal with the sedentary-ness of the work day and then work out like crazy as soon as I get home. Usually I will go to the bathroom and do some jumping jacks and stretching. A couple of the girls here have balance balls they sit on instead of chairs that they wiggle around on.0
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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 5.0
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i work out in the morning before work, only because my area isnt very big to move around in & when i do, the phone rings0
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I get up once an hour and go walking around, even for just 5 minutes or to the bathroom. We had a yoga instructor come in and show us some work appropriate yoga and that has helped as well.0
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I don't take lunch breaks either and work 9-11 hour days, occasionally longer, but I will go for a 10-20 minute walk most days. I got a couple coworkers to join me too and it's a nice chance for us to take a break and vent!0
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thanks all for the helpful tips!!0
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You don't leave your desk for lunch? Isn't it illegal to make people work without taking a lunch break?0
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No calories burned at my desk but I work out when I get home.0
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i work a desk job too, but it's in the comfort of my own home. I get up at least once an hour to walk around for 5 minutes. I can ride my stationary bike during my coffee breaks or at lunch time. I would go crazy not being able to leave my desk all day, even at lunch time. I would get very burned out.
Is it a rule that you can't leave at lunchtime or just your own choosing? At my old job, I would take a quick walk for 15 minutes and then spend the last 15 minutes eating a quick lunch, though that job was not sedentary by any means.0 -
Push ups, wall squats, chair dips and planking.0
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I don't get a lunch break either, I eat at my desk. Legal? Not sure but it is what it is.0
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I exercise constraint by not telling people to **** off!0
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punch myself in the face0
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Bathroom breaks? Go to the furthest away bathroom by the most convuluted route possible.
Going up and down the same stairs is OK as well.0 -
I take two roughly 1 mile walks a day on my breaks. Park as far away as I can in the parking lot.0
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I work a 9 to 5 with a 30 minute lunch and it doesnt give me enough time to eat sometimes. . . i try to work out in the wierdest of ways. . . i either dance around a bit when i get home. . . do chores while working out " cleaning floors ill do squats, etc". . mainly its on the weekends though, dvd workouts that are short work great too.
I tend to get up and walk around the shop jsut to keep teh circulation in my legs healthy (im diabetic). . . sitting for too long for anyone can be bad and lead to things like blood clots, restricted veins and circulation, etc.0 -
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.pdf0 -
punch myself in the face
Thats hilarious....0
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