Sitting hunched before your desk for long hours leaves you with a tremendous burden on your mental and physical health. One of the foremost problems that the modern lifestyle brings with it is a sedentary existence, where even so much as spending time in open spaces outside has become a difficult thing to factor into the average workday. The best way to do ensure that you overcome the sedentary ways of such a lifestyle is to factor in a work out while you’re at work. Here is a glimpse at a few ways to do just that.
– Run on the spot! Sure, it probably sounds like a random activity to throw into your workday, but if you get off your desk and run on the spot for a good minute’s worth every few hours, you give your body a burst of energy, and helps circulation, which keeps you mentally and physically active. The exercise is a perfect way to give your body a cardio boost, and engage your body in entirety.
– Take a brisk walk. There are plenty of instances where you take a break while at work, to perhaps grab some coffee or to just munch a snack in the cafeteria. Instead of looking for a snack, a better alternative for you would be to take a nice, brisk walk and return to your desk. The burst of adrenaline and the exposure to the spaces outside the confines of your workstation can make you a whole lot more productive and your body on active mode.
– Jumping jacks are a clever way to work out in the course of your day. The fun part is that you can even do it sitting down! Sit down with your back straight and your knees bent and legs together with your toes touching the floor lightly. Quickly, open your legs and flex your feet and land on your heels with your arms touching overhead, and then return to the start position. Try to do this as fast as you can so your body begins to gain from the exercise.
– Skate about. No, this does not mean indulging in a pair of roller skates, but rather an adaptation of the exercise. Sit on the edge of your chair, bend the right knee out to the side and extend your left leg out straight towards the side. Keep your toes pointed. Extend your arms and lean forward, reach the left arm to the right foot and raise your arm above, behind your body, and twist through the torso.
– Make sure to include the regular activities of bending, stretching, squatting and reaching in your everyday activities. This will help keep your body flexible, supple and the blood in circulation.
– Knee lifts and leg lifts help to tone your quadriceps, inner thighs and abs. Sit on the edge of the chair, extend your leg out straight with the other foot on the floor, and then switch. Another variation is to bend your leg and lift the knees up in alternation.
References:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/health-fitness/fitness/Guide-to-working-out-without-leaving-your-chair/articleshow/45832647.cms

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