Exerciseing at my desk

DimplesInProgress
DimplesInProgress Posts: 149 Member
edited October 24 in Fitness and Exercise
Does anyone know any exercises one can do while sitting at a desk? I sti for 8+ hours a day!

Thanks
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  • Sweatinglikeapigtolooklikeafox
    Sweatinglikeapigtolooklikeafox Posts: 189 Member
    Tricep dips :)
  • charmarbobar
    charmarbobar Posts: 251 Member
    Bump! I'd like some ideas too!
  • mdcjmom
    mdcjmom Posts: 597 Member
    squats!
  • laurasimmons
    laurasimmons Posts: 575 Member
    squats
  • jasonp_ritzert
    jasonp_ritzert Posts: 357 Member
    You can use an exercise ball rather than a chair for balance and core work.
  • tiffanylacourse
    tiffanylacourse Posts: 2,986 Member
    Luckily, I have a private office with a door I can close. So with that said, here are my go to's (I also sit at a desk 8+ hours a day):

    Wall Pushups
    Tricep Dips
    Jumping Jacks
    Stretches

    I also have an app on my iPod called Office Fitness. It was free and it sounds an alarm every so often and tells different exercises to do.

    Best of luck and can't wait to see other great ideas here! :flowerforyou:
  • slyast
    slyast Posts: 25 Member
    I have a little machine with bike pedals that fits under my desk! On amazon if you search "desk bike" a ton will come up.
  • DoingitWell
    DoingitWell Posts: 560 Member
    Kegels. Trust me, they pay off.
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,990 Member
    How does one do a squat sitting at a desk? You actually have to get up to do them.

    There are actually "pedal machines" that you can place under your desk if you have to sit for work.


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  • TheRealPDouble
    TheRealPDouble Posts: 153
    I will sometimes do chair dips, but unless you are literally glued to your chair I would say stand up, do some squats, get on the floor and do some push ups or sit ups... If you are in an office area and don't want people to "judge you", then get some colleagues to do it too!
  • mikeyrs
    mikeyrs Posts: 176 Member
    Do you have your own private office or just a cubicle in an open area?
  • mrincredible93
    mrincredible93 Posts: 146
    Frequent stretches seem to work best. I also make an effort to walk over to someone to speak with them rather than sending and e-mail. I've seen small bike pedal type units that fit under the desk and have wondered how effective they are. During the warmer months, I actually keep a simple cheap bike in a storage closet and I go out for a half hour ride at lunch. Making choices to do active things during work turned out to be an easier task than actually cleaning up afterwards. Going for a run or a bike ride can get a little sweaty, especially in July and August!
  • plynn54
    plynn54 Posts: 912 Member
    http://www.amazon.com/Isokinetics-Inc-Brand-Pedal-Exerciser/dp/B000KDWA82
  • CuddlyCurves
    CuddlyCurves Posts: 9 Member
    I'm sat at my desk right now alternating between tightening/releasing my buttock muscles & also doing the same with my abs/stomach muscles (the stomach ones help me to envisage & feel what it would be like to be free of my bulging belly!!)
  • MemphisKitten
    MemphisKitten Posts: 878 Member
    Get an exercise ball to sit on instead of the chair; it will help you build some core strength as well as your "posture" muscles if you don't slouch.
  • Mama_Mila
    Mama_Mila Posts: 511 Member
    I tried some leg exercises yesterday at my desk. Just kinda acted like I was running in place but while sitting down. Picking up one leg at a time faster and faster and trying to get my knees up higher and higher and let me just say it about killed my legs after a while and was great cardio! lol
  • juli_jones
    juli_jones Posts: 101 Member
    bump
  • MCproptart
    MCproptart Posts: 92 Member
    * Just making sure I get up and do a lap around the building periodically helps.
    * At the copier I'll do leg lifts (hamstring, lift foot to butt while leaning forwared) or "up and over" (left arm up & over right side of head, switch arms, back & forth).
    * Alternating knee ups or leg lifts while lifting arms over head.
    * Basically any standing exercise or standing yoga pose I can think of when I have a second and a little privacy.
  • LaMujerMasBonitaDelMundo
    LaMujerMasBonitaDelMundo Posts: 3,634 Member
    chair dips, body weight squats, lunges, push-ups (on the floor)
  • MissKitty9
    MissKitty9 Posts: 224 Member
    http://deskercises.com/
  • reasnableblonde
    reasnableblonde Posts: 212 Member
    I just got a reminder widget (BreakTaker) to remind me every 30 minutes to get up and take a short brisk walk. I'm wondering if something can be done with resistance bands and an office chair... biceps and triceps work, maybe.
  • bostonwolf
    bostonwolf Posts: 3,038 Member
    One of my rehab exercises when I tore my ACL was to sit on an office chair with my back straight and pull myself around the room with one leg. Great hamstring/butt workout.

    You can always (on occasion) drop and do 10 pushups too. Or vary it by the day of the week.

    Or, given that most of us work eight hour days you can do what we do and go to the gym before or afterwards! :)
  • Jacwhite22
    Jacwhite22 Posts: 7,010 Member
    kegels
  • auroranflash
    auroranflash Posts: 3,569 Member
    I bought one of those pedal machines and gave it away. I didn't care for it much.
  • Bronx_Montgomery
    Bronx_Montgomery Posts: 2,284 Member
    Kegels!!!
  • charmarbobar
    charmarbobar Posts: 251 Member
    Or, given that most of us work eight hour days you can do what we do and go to the gym before or afterwards! :)

    This is not fair! Most may work 8 hours a day....but not ALL have to sit for their jobs! A nurse is on her feet for 8-12 hours a day....but a desk job leaves little time for walking that much. We're just trying to add exercise to our workday in addition to what we do outside of work.
  • _Elemenopee_
    _Elemenopee_ Posts: 2,665 Member
    Kegels. Trust me, they pay off.

    Beat me to it.
  • Lambeze
    Lambeze Posts: 237
    Take a min and do a plank every once in a while.
  • Strobins05
    Strobins05 Posts: 716
    chair dips, body weight squats, lunges, push-ups (on the floor)

    ^^^ this and some chair bicycles:flowerforyou:
  • Capt_Apollo
    Capt_Apollo Posts: 9,026 Member
    Or, given that most of us work eight hour days you can do what we do and go to the gym before or afterwards! :)

    This is not fair! Most may work 8 hours a day....but not ALL have to sit for their jobs! A nurse is on her feet for 8-12 hours a day....but a desk job leaves little time for walking that much. We're just trying to add exercise to our workday in addition to what we do outside of work.

    I have met skinny office workers and over weight nurses.

    A few exercises at the desk to defeat boredom and get the blood flowing are great, but should not be substituted for a regular work out routine.
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