By Dave Lee


Working in an office consists of hours spent sitting on a chair all day long. The physical activity that these employees exert is almost a zero, except for the part where they get up, refill their coffee cup or walk to the break room and eat their lunch. Lack of movement can lead to health issue and the development of an unhealthy lifestyle.

There may be other careers that require a good amount of physical activity, but quitting a job for this reason is not a good idea, instead, you should learn to find a way to develop and improve your fitness right inside your workplace.

Replace Your Chair for a Ball

In order to achieve a workplace environment that will allow you to exercise is by purchasing an exercise ball to use rather than a desk chair. The use of Swiss balls have started to become a fad in many offices not only for its healthy benefits, but simply because it's fun to sit all day on a bouncy ball.

Proper and frequent use of an exercise can result in an increase in strength in your muscles in the abdominal area and also other muscles in your thigh area. Learning to balance your body while sitting on the exercise ball is the key to focusing on your core muscles and burn those unwanted fats.

Move More, Burn More

Walking is a wonderful exercise to do every single day; it gets your heart pumping and is also a great stress reliever. Taking time to do more walking to your office building and around the office can be an exercise routine that you should practice with the aim of burning calories right in the four corners of your workplace. Working out can boost your energy to tackle all the pressure that you may encounter in the office.

Move Around & Stretch

Sitting all day can put a lot of strain on your muscles and inhibit proper blood circulation. Every now and then you should get up and stretch your legs, arms and back muscles to improve circulation and coordination. Take a walk to the photocopy room and while waiting try doing a few arm and leg stretches and hold that extended position for a few counts and repeat. Doing a few stretching exercises every now and then can make you feel relaxed and relieved.

Squeeze Those Muscles

Being constricted to an office chair does not mean you cannot perform any abdominal or buttock muscle contracting exercises. This exercise is done by sitting straight in your chair and then squeezing in your muscles for a couple of seconds and then exhale while you release and let your muscles relax. Contracting your muscles is a low interval exercise but constant application of this method can present positive results in the long run.

Lifestyle changes entail a bit of creativity and effort on your part to start incorporating some exercise and a healthy diet into your work habits. Whether it's taking the stairs instead of the elevator or improvising with office equipments you might find around the workplace, these changes will make a difference in staying fit versus adding pounds.




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