Office Workers: What do you do during the day to keep acive?

Go down to the work gym at lunch time for a double session.

WillLift4Tats wrote: »

Agree with the above. I take advantage of my 15 minute breaks and take a brisk walk around the area. I also just switched out my office chair for a balance ball. It's my third day, my back feels better by the end of the day, and my posterior can feel the challenge of stabilizing!

I also take advantage of nice days like today and bike to work whenever possible. Of course these are little things, but they are better than nothing. I depend a lot on workouts outside of work time.

I've thought about suggesting balance balls at the next meeting when they ask for ideas and suggestions. Just to see the looks on their faces.

I on average get 7000 steps in at the office between going to the printer, bathroom, breakroom and instead of emailing folks I go talk to them etc. The rest of my 10k steps comes from getting ready for work and after I get home tidying up the house...it's doable without adding in extra exercise...but I do that too.

i wear my fitbit on my sock and try to walk in place as much as i can. 15 minutes in the morning at home, while i'm eating my oatmeal, or afterwards while i am crocheting. we have no stairs at the office nor can i go to a further bathroom but i do have a 30 minute lunch break, and i walk in place at least 20 minutes of that. when i print something i do have to walk to the printer room so i do more steps in place. i try to get in 7,000 steps by the time i finish work. i usually get in 3,000 or more steps during the evenings (on non-gym days) while i stand up and walk in place while i crochet. i try to get to the gym 3 x per week to do some strength training.

I sit on my butt most of the day at work in a small office so I try to find any excuse to get up and move. If I have to print something, instead of using my printer, I'll print to the one on the other side of the office. I take a walk around the block and a lap around the Trader Joe's parking lot when I take the mail to the mailbox. When I carry files out of my bosses office to put on mine so I can do my thing with them, I take them client by client so I'm making 4 or 5 trips (sometimes 15 or 20 when we're deep into tax season).

I've cut my eating at lunch while reading (that killed me) time short so I can take small walks. I keep a protein bar in my desk at work so sometimes I'll just put my earbuds in and walk for the whole hour and have that for lunch.

And, if I'm alone in the office, I say screw it to work and pace back and forth until I'm no longer alone.

Depending on weather, I get up an hour early to work out at the gym. However since this is winter and mother nature has not been too nice to us, I usually walk during my lunch. I walk to the fax machine & the bathroom the long way. I park at the back of the parking lot to log in more steps.

katherineclarkson wrote: »

Hi I'm Katherine,
I work in an office environment that involes a lot of sitting. I am walking inbetween to offices 3 to 4 times a day. Does anyone have any tips for activity at your desk?

i get an hour lunch and i'm lucky enough to have a small gym at the office so i use that during my lunch hour. if it's nice outside i go for a run at lunch.

We have a lower level in our building that isn't used much, so I walk laps in there for ten minutes in the morning, ten minutes in the afternoon, and for a half hour at lunch if I have time. I can't wait for the weather to get nicer so I can just do 45 minutes outside at lunch!

krissyrey wrote: »

Everytime I go to the bathroom which is often since I drink a lot of water, I do about 20-30 squats in my heels. I sink my butt low down, and I feel the burn

oh my gosh i do the same thing! i always think 'oh god if anybody saw me right now they'd think i'm a nut' -___- haha

I work in several different locations but my job does involve lots of sitting all day. I try to park in the farthest spot away from the door. In the places that have stairs I might find some excuses to go up and down them a few times a day. My buildings are all small so I can't walk around too much but I do try- lots of trips to the bathroom, lots of trips to the front office. I usually work over lunch so no walking for me.