Your Office = Your Gym?
No time to head out for a workout? Turn simple office staples (as in common items, not the pointy metal pieces used to secure documents) into an at-work gym. Try doing a few of these fun fitness drills periodically throughout the day...
- Cardio Quickies: Walk some stairs in your office building for 5 minutes (if there are no stairs, walk around the office at a quick pace). For a heart-pumping challenge, take stairs two at a time.
- Chair Squats: While sitting, lift your butt off the seat and hober over your chair for 2-3 seconds. Stand up and then repeat.
- Chair Dips: make sure your chair is stable. Place your hands on the chair, next to your hips. Walk your feet out and move your hips in front of your chair, and bend your elbows, lowering your body until your elbows are at a 90-degree angle. Return to starting position and repeat.
- Ab Recliners: Again, be sure your chair is stable. Sit on the edge of your chair, arms extended in front. Keeping your back straight, contract your abs and slowly lower your torso toward the back of your chair. Hold for 2-3 seconds, and then slowly return to starting position. Repeat.
- Core Curls: Cross your arms over your chest and sit up straight. Contract your abs and curl your shoulders toward your hips, pulling abs in. Hold for 2 seconds, return to start and repeat.
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