Office workers

missroro1023
missroro1023 Posts: 47
in Fitness and Exercise
Anyone work in an office with limited space but lots of freedom? I am usually alone so won't look crazy if I do little exercises. My question is what are people doing to fit in little exercises while at the office and what kinds of activities. I'm feeling motivated and bored of being lazy sitting in my chair all day. All suggestions/advice/tips etc welcome!!! I say little because I can't bust out a huge sweat due to clients coming in lol

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  • angelacasey736
    angelacasey736 Posts: 249 Member
    In the same boat. Found a great website that had an article called Deskercise! 33 Ways to Exercise at work. Go to http://greatist.com/fitness/deskercise-exercise-work/
    Good luck!!
  • bcattoes
    bcattoes Posts: 17,299 Member
    Desk pushups (or regular pushups if the floor in your office is cleaner than mine). Tricep dips from the desk or a chair with no wheels. Low impact aerobics. Mummy kicks, squats, lunges.
  • missroro1023
    missroro1023 Posts: 47
    Thanks for the help!!!!
  • bcf7683
    bcf7683 Posts: 1,653 Member
    Desk pushups (or regular pushups if the floor in your office is cleaner than mine). Tricep dips from the desk or a chair with no wheels. Low impact aerobics. Mummy kicks, squats, lunges.

    ^love the "no wheels" addition... it made me imagine what it would be like to do dips on a chair WITH wheels....... :laugh:
  • deb3129
    deb3129 Posts: 1,294 Member
    I don't actually exercise in my office, but I do take every chance I get to walk around. I usually get to my office about 20 minutes before I have to start work, so I walk around the outside of the building until work time. I also usually walk out there for 30 or 40 minutes during lunch. I also work in a large building, so if I need to talk to someone else in the building, I get up and walk to their office instead of using the phone. I usually manage to get in just over 3 miles a day of walking while at work.
  • Ready2Rock206
    Ready2Rock206 Posts: 9,487 Member
    Check out fitbolt.com - every 30 minutes (I think) it tells me to do either a stretch or exercise. I work in a very public area so I can't do most of the things but sounds like it might be great for you.
  • rsm1972
    rsm1972 Posts: 283
    I work in a office with a lot of freedom:):)
  • domgirl85
    domgirl85 Posts: 295 Member
    I work in an office with a lot of freedom too :)

    A lot of people here sit on stability balls. The only reason I haven't brought mine is that I'm short and it would have me too low for my desk lol. Also, I like to prop my feet up (they feel funny if I don't), kind of hard on a ball. And I don't know how that would work next to my space heater.

    Another person in my office does pushups in the aisle outside his cube. He told me his regimen but it was a few weeks ago so I don't remember!
  • Skinny_minny_mo
    Skinny_minny_mo Posts: 1,272 Member
    :happy:

    replace your chair with an exercise ball!

    i also take the stairs and sometimes sneak into a boardroom to do jumping jacks
  • MelisMusing
    MelisMusing Posts: 421 Member
    bump
  • crazyellybean
    crazyellybean Posts: 999 Member
    Yup I have a desk job, decided today that I was going to set my Outlook calendar to go off every hour to walk around the warehouse (get some misc things done) just to get movement.

    I also do squats/jumping jacks and lunges in the bathroom LOL
  • NiSan12
    NiSan12 Posts: 374 Member
    I work in an office. We have 2 floors so I get up and work as much as possible. Maybe you can do little things like take your trash to the main area instead of at your desk. Anything to keep your body moving as much as possible. Even if it's just a little.

    BTW There are great tips on here!
  • Ladyslippers
    Ladyslippers Posts: 186 Member
    If I happen to be alone in the ladies' restroom, I'll do a set of wall pushups (in one of the stalls next to an actual wall; not the dividers between stalls) and sometimes some isometric shoulder and leg exercises each time I'm in there--depending on whether or not someone walks in, of course. I also take walks at lunch and then eat at my desk afterward (although not everyone will have the option of eating at their desks...I sit in an out-of-the-way place so it's no problem here).
  • linda1188
    linda1188 Posts: 7
    I try to work in things like 50 to 100 squats or lunges for lower body, and this gets your heart rate up as well. On YouTube, I also found some cool standing ab routines that don't take up a lot of space as well.
  • 4EverFit2B
    4EverFit2B Posts: 19 Member
    In the same boat. Found a great website that had an article called Deskercise! 33 Ways to Exercise at work. Go to http://greatist.com/fitness/deskercise-exercise-work/
    Good luck!!

    Thanks fo this!! This is a must-share. A couple of these moves already have me slightly 'feeling it!' :wink:
  • childrenrus
    childrenrus Posts: 55 Member
    Bump!

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