How to move more while at work!

EEMMY
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I work a desk job at a doctors office
And I need to get up and move more. Any thoughts or ideas?!!
And I need to get up and move more. Any thoughts or ideas?!!
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Depending on the building - Use a bathroom farthest from you. Use a water fountain farthest from you to fill your water bottle.
I work in a multi-story building on the 4th floor. When I want to move more, I use the bathroom and the water fountain in the basement and take the stairs. I also walk on my morning, lunch and afternoon break.1 -
I’m on the 3rd floor at my office & I take the stairs 90% of the time now. I also have a standing desk I use a couple times a day and have started taking a short walk around my floor every hour or so. I park in the far lot unless the weather is crappy — little things that are adding up0
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There do exist and do work, under-desk cycles. I've seen people mention they can be found at Aldi occasionally, and of course you can find many on amazon.0
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quiksylver296 wrote: »Depending on the building - Use a bathroom farthest from you. Use a water fountain farthest from you to fill your water bottle.
I work in a multi-story building on the 4th floor. When I want to move more, I use the bathroom and the water fountain in the basement and take the stairs. I also walk on my morning, lunch and afternoon break.
^^^^This
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Sit on one of those big exercise balls. Your core has to engage to keep you stable. Because it's below desk height, most people won't even notice it. And I bought chair yoga dvds- you can set a timer on your computer and do a little chair yoga every 30 minutes! Another option is to stand while you work for part of the day - you can buy a cardboard contraption that elevates your computer for under 30 dollars on Amazon. It'S easy to put away when not in use.1
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Arrive at work a bit early and walk for 15 minutes before you start your day. Take a 15 minute walk during your lunch break.2
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Get mapmywalk app for your phone. You can go out in your breaks for a quick walk and see how it all adds up. It made me realise the value in just walking around the block.0
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Walk at lunchtime and if you can fit it in, in the morning as well0
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I work at desk job in a small building. One floor, so no stairs. I can only tell you things that have worked for me:
- Getting up from my desk as much as possible (fitbit has helped a lot with this)
- Instead of emailing or paging a coworker to come to my desk, I go to them
- Parking further from the door
- Walking around the perimeter of the parking lot (sometimes multiple times if it's nice)
- Logging my calories for breakfast and lunch before I actually eat them so I see whats left for dinner
- I only live 1 mile from my work, so I go home but I portion out my lunch and only eat that (most of the time lol)
- Some days I will run/walk on my lunch break with my two little dogs
- Say no to office food
- Don't bring food to the office you don't intend to eat that day (If it's there, I will eat it)0
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