Office Job.. =(

xYumzx
xYumzx Posts: 953 Member
edited November 10 in Motivation and Support
What are some things I can do at my job to keep me going? exercise wise? I want to do stuff when im here for days i dont make it to the gym...
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  • MrDude_1
    MrDude_1 Posts: 2,510 Member
    eat less.
    drink more water.
    you dont have to go to the gym everyday.
  • Angel_Eyes1975
    Angel_Eyes1975 Posts: 132 Member
    Hi there.. I usually take the long way to the bathroom or to the printer so that I am getting some extra walking in.. if you have a lunch break you can walk around your building, I use to do that when I was able to leave the office and go out side for breaks. you could have little hand weights at your desk so that when you have a little break you could do the little weights.
    just some thoughts
    Have a great week
  • Lizabee84
    Lizabee84 Posts: 346 Member
    Im am pretty much confined to my area since i am the switchboard/receptionist. I walk as far as i can back and forth. I also do stepping workouts at my desk. I know i look crazy but it helps burn calories. I also have a back storage room that is spacious enough for me to do inverted push-ups and dance. Hope it helps
  • xYumzx
    xYumzx Posts: 953 Member
    I work in a DRs office at the front desk... only one here lol kinda sucks but its in the hamptons(LONG ISLAND NY) so its always nice around here except its sooo damn cold
  • buckystars
    buckystars Posts: 129 Member
    Do you work in a tall building? Before you eat lunch, go up and down the stairs a few times. I do this at work, though we only have 3 floors. :)
  • AmberJslimsAWAY
    AmberJslimsAWAY Posts: 2,339 Member
    I drink a crap load of water at work. I also do squats and lunges at my desk
  • EQHanks
    EQHanks Posts: 170 Member
    Take a walk during lunch with a coworker
    Drink lots of water
  • yesthistime
    yesthistime Posts: 2,051 Member
    Desk exercises:

    http://www.webmd.com/fitness-exercise/features/exercise-at-your-desk
  • sfh0wrd
    sfh0wrd Posts: 82
    We have a bathroom downstairs and one upstairs--- I go up the stairs!

    I get up and stretch a few times a day. Or prop one ankle on the other knee and lean forward to stretch out my hips.

    I have an hour lunch, so on nice days, I put on some tennis shoes and go walking for half an hour.

    I've actually done squats in the bathroom! :ohwell:
  • techigirl78
    techigirl78 Posts: 128 Member
    I agree on taking the stairs if you have them in your office building.
  • randa_behnam
    randa_behnam Posts: 488 Member
    lunch time walks, stand at your desk for a while so you dont develop office butt, lol
  • kritik
    kritik Posts: 110 Member
    I never take the elevator. I take the stairs everytime I have to go anywhere in the building. At lunch time I try to walk around the block a few times. Do jumping jacks at your desk. :wink: I take the long way to the bathroom, copier, etc. Sometimes, if I can squeeze a break into the day, I will go to the stairwell and walk up and down a short flight of stairs several times. Anything to get up and get moving.
  • FitMama2013
    FitMama2013 Posts: 913 Member
    Can you work out on your lunch break? Even go for a walk outside if a gym isn't an option. That helps me...I also get up for 15 minutes every few hours and walk stairs to keep moving.
  • SeasideOasis
    SeasideOasis Posts: 1,057 Member
    Desk exercises:

    http://www.webmd.com/fitness-exercise/features/exercise-at-your-desk

    You Rock
  • neznarf0205
    neznarf0205 Posts: 46 Member
    If you are in a dr office at front desk you probably can't be very far from phone or take a lunch. So unless your Dr. closes for an hour a day for you to get some exercise in your only option is to get up early and exercise before work or add exercise to your commute by parking farther away or taking a bicycle all or part way to office.

    I am able to forward phones to my cell so I can leave the desk and get some exercise in but it is annoying. Good luck in working out something, but it probably will mean sacrificing something else. In the long run you WILL feel better. Remember the end goal is a healthy you!
  • prism6
    prism6 Posts: 484 Member
    I walk at break times,lunch time and take the long way back from the bathroom. Also try and stand whenever possible
  • neznarf0205
    neznarf0205 Posts: 46 Member
    The web MD link provide has a lot of things that seem to work too. Just getting that heart moving is awesome.

    http://www.webmd.com/fitness-exercise/features/exercise-at-your-desk
  • ts1122
    ts1122 Posts: 99 Member
    Desk exercises are great! I work in a small office and normally don't take a lunch so I do leg lifts and such while I sit :) I also add a 20-30 min workout at home when my kids go down for bed - it's not a lot but its enough to balance out my day and no gym required!
  • Danielle_Star
    Danielle_Star Posts: 22
    Whn I'm at work I make it a point to get up. So drinking more water helps for more bathroom trips. I also take the stairs instead of the elevator and if time and weather permits I will eat lunch and walk. I feel like it's the little things. For instance if I have multiple print jobs I will print one at a time to make more trips to the printer. Just to get me out of my seat. Hope this helps!
  • Camsdette
    Camsdette Posts: 32 Member
    My husband says a few people at his office sit on those giant exercise balls instead of using their chairs. Sounds like more fun than a chair to me, anyway. :-)
  • salsera_barbie
    salsera_barbie Posts: 270 Member
    lunch time walks, stand at your desk for a while so you dont develop office butt, lol

    LMAO.....Office Butt. I get that all the time. I'll get up and walk around and massage my butt.
  • ErinBeth7
    ErinBeth7 Posts: 1,625 Member
    I drink lots of water. It makes me get up and go to the bathroom about once an hour. I sometimes take a 15 min walk (if it's nice out) during lunch. I work at a university, so it's easy to have a stroll around campus.
  • Miss_dannii
    Miss_dannii Posts: 1,351 Member
    Here's your twin!

    I do stomach clenches, and when I go to the bathroom I do lunges lol! Also drink loads of water, makes you wee more and if your bathroom is down 2 flights of stairs like mine is at my office, there's some more exercise lol

    x
  • embersfallen
    embersfallen Posts: 534 Member
    I have an under the desk elliptical I use... ( I put a board and box under my keyboard so i can stand on it and answer phones and type and such :)

    you could also get some resistance bands to use for your arms and legs.. ....
  • christina0089
    christina0089 Posts: 709 Member
    do you have a personal office space or is your work space open to the main space?
  • Dragonwolf
    Dragonwolf Posts: 5,600 Member
    If your layout permits it, see if you can get a standing desk (or if you can modify your desk to be a standing desk).
  • Alacey88
    Alacey88 Posts: 486 Member
    My husband says a few people at his office sit on those giant exercise balls instead of using their chairs. Sounds like more fun than a chair to me, anyway. :-)

    I have seen these at my desk and most of them uses the balls for posture.
  • supergirl6
    supergirl6 Posts: 224 Member
    I take the stairs a couple of times a day (3 floors) and I do squats at my desk before lunch and in the afternoon if I'm feeling sleepy. I'm thinking about getting one of the big exercise balls to sit on as a chair for most of the day. I hear it's great for your core muscles and posture.
  • xYumzx
    xYumzx Posts: 953 Member
    do you have a personal office space or is your work space open to the main space?
    WIDE OPEN FOR ALL TO SEE LOL
  • xYumzx
    xYumzx Posts: 953 Member
    ILL POST A PICTURE OF MY OFFICE ITS NOT BIG AT ALL LOL I CLEAN EVERYDAY SO IM MOVING AROUND BUT I NEED MORE
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