Exercises for desk jobs?

No one ever knows if you're doing keggles!

In my experience most desk exercises offer little to no benefit, and make you look like a tool in the meantime.

Best thing you can do during the day is find excuses to get up from your desk and walk. Climb the stairs instead of taking the elevator, etc....

Then carve out some time in your day for proper cardiovascular and strength training. 30 minutes a day is all it takes. Almost everyone spends more time than that doing non-essential tasks, so it shouldn't be too hard to prioritize exercise.

I often wonder if there's anything I can do at my desk too!

I drink a lot of water, which means a lot of trips to the bathroom! I've always considered, but never actually done it... Walking up the stairs at lunch to the top floor and down again.

Also, foot tapping. Once you start, you'll find it hard to stop and there is some evidence online to suggest, albeit a tiny amount, that foot tappers burn more calories.

Take a walk at lunch if you can - I purposely walk for ten minutes at lunch to go to the shop, but I could easily use the full hour if I wanted.

This one I just recently found but have not really checked out. http://www.deskfitness.com/

I work from home and this one I have been using for years. http://www.breakpal.com/

I too work in an office and have a very sedentary job. I have made it a point to get a workout in before work, which helps to kick start my metabolism for the day. I also have made a habit of the stairs rather than the elevator as much as I can, I park a little farther, and try to get up from my desk at least once an hour through out the day. All of these together have helped me along the way. I also have a go to "coffee break" workout that I do occasionally: 30 seconds invisible hula hoops, 10 air squats, 15 standing calf raises, 20 standing crunches, 10 squats, 20 standing side crunches, 10 cross crunches, 10 plie squats, 20 hip twists, and 10 good mornings (bending forward at hip, keeping knees locked straight). It is quick and easy to do right at your desk; make it fun and have your co-workers join you.

There are under the desk pedal machines.

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I do squats when I go to the bathroom. Usually about 15-20.

There are under the desk pedal machines.

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Would one of these be worth having? I've though about getting one to keep my legs moving but just not sure it'll really do anything for me.

Since I drink a ton of water at work, I'm running to the bathroom frequently. While I'm in the bathroom, I do squats or leg lifts while washing my hands. (We have a good sized one person ladies room.)

Any chance you could walk or cycle in to work?

I work pretty far from home but I still try and cycle in at least one day a week. Other than that I just try and get out walking at lunch and running at the weekend?

Too far or I would

Park down the road if you can, or in the far corner of the parking lot at least.

Now my daughter is off school and back in daycare, I park down the road from daycare and we walk the last 15 minutes. It's good for her, and for me. Unfortunately we live a bit far to walk the whole way.