can anyone help? excersizes i can do at my desk?

Rachel_Virginia_
Rachel_Virginia_ Posts: 43 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
Hey y'all.
I work a 12 hour shift every Saturday with no real breaks.
Im a receptionist so i cant really leave my desk area.
Im hoping someone can help.
I was trying to find some excersizes i can do without going too far away from my desk
and not being unprofessional and/or embarrassing!
I have taken to walking around my desk. I use Pacer to keep track of my steps but am hoping theres something else I can do. They cater a meal every Sat but its always super unhealthy no vegetables or salads.
So i feel it is even more important to still be as active as possible.
Thanks!!

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  • Rachel_Virginia_
    Rachel_Virginia_ Posts: 43 Member
    i do some of the workouts "10 best excersizes to do at your desk" Forbes
    but i dont know the names so i dont know how to log it properly
  • BigVeggieDream
    BigVeggieDream Posts: 1,101 Member
    Do you mind if I piggy back on your question? I am interested too.
  • levitateme
    levitateme Posts: 999 Member
    I do pushups or tricep dips with my hands on the edge of my desk if I know it'll be a quiet time of day. If you are constantly within eyesight of someone, that would be difficult to do. I've also taken to doing squats in the restroom before i come back to my desk. My job has a private bathroom. If yours has stalls that might be weird/awkward if someone walked in. Would your company allow you to sit on an exercise ball?
  • kaybeau
    kaybeau Posts: 198 Member
    I have a lthe same problem so will look with interest
  • Rachel_Virginia_
    Rachel_Virginia_ Posts: 43 Member
    you know that would be definitely an awesome thing to look into!!!
    thanks so much for that suggestion!!!!
  • dreawest
    dreawest Posts: 208 Member
    I'm trying the walk at home videos as I have a cordless headphone set so no one hears the talking. Youtube has them but I too am curious for more ideas.
  • viciouslitany
    viciouslitany Posts: 187 Member
    hi there!

    some of these overlap, but these are resources that I use.

    http://www.footballtainment.com/images/public/daily-exercise.jpg
    http://www.webmd.com/fitness-exercise/features/exercise-at-your-desk
    http://greatist.com/fitness/deskercise-33-ways-exercise-work
  • Rachel_Virginia_
    Rachel_Virginia_ Posts: 43 Member
    thank you @viciouslitany
  • alexandreariddle
    alexandreariddle Posts: 21 Member
    I do pushups or tricep dips with my hands on the edge of my desk if I know it'll be a quiet time of day. If you are constantly within eyesight of someone, that would be difficult to do. I've also taken to doing squats in the restroom before i come back to my desk. My job has a private bathroom. If yours has stalls that might be weird/awkward if someone walked in. Would your company allow you to sit on an exercise ball?

    This made me curious. Any someone stationary exercises that can be done on a exercise ball? I could probably do this at work.

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