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We often have a Working a desk job, 40 hours a week or even more when the workload hikes, along with supporting the family at home from helping your kids with their homework to taking care of our dog and running daily errands can leave us all exhausted and miserable in a bad shape.
It can be stressful to cope up with such an agitated routine. If amidst all this finding time for hitting a gym can be a bit tricky. If we are looking for getting in shape and bust some stress by boosting our endorphins, we can start by doing these five Simple yet Effective Exercises we Can Do at our Work.
Relieving Neck Tension:
The first and foremost complaint of Working at a desk is a sore neck and stiff shoulder. As time passes it only tends to gets worst. So before starting with any others let’s make sure we can get any of that pain in the neck.
These simple stretches will help us avoid the headaches or neck pain later in the evening by taking the strain off your muscles. Although this exercise involves simple movements but the results as very effective.
We have to start by relaxing our neck and dropping chin and rolling our head around, and rolling our shoulder both ways and stretching out the arms.
Wrist Stretches:
If we have to deal with lots of typing, using the computer this exercise can help us relieve the tension in the wrist and avoid any more serious conditions in the future which can even hamper our day to day activities. We can start by lifting our palms and stretching out our hands and pressing the palms against each other, stretching back the fingers, and rotating the wrist by making a fist.
High Knees:
This exercise can give quick cardio at the desk, all we have to do is stand and try to raise the knees to as high as possible to the height of the chest one by one and increasing the pace slowly. This like spot jogging but here the focus is bringing the knees as high possible. We can go for 3 sets of 20-25 repetitions. This exercise also works as a great warm-up exercise before starting another exercise.
Seated Leg Raises:
This can be a great workout for those legs which just hangs from the chair all day long. We can not only train our legs but our abdominal muscles too. The best part is it can be done anywhere no matter if we are in a meeting or on a conference call without anyone noticing.
It targets quadriceps, hamstrings, and glutes. We can start by sitting upright on the office chair and straighten one leg at a time until it’s parallel to the floor and then holding it there in the same position for 10 seconds to activate the said muscle group. We can start by going for 15-20 repetitions for both legs.
Shadow Boxing:
Shadowboxing is a great way to start pumping that fast, it only helps
Raise heartbeats high but also alleviate stress from work or tight deadlines. All we have to do is start by maintaining a safe distance from surrounding objects and people and hands into the boxing position and start throwing punches right and left for 30-40 seconds taking a pause and then repeating it for the same time.
Exercise is beneficial in so many aspects of our lives, including our jobs. But we do not have to be like Sergey Brin, 43 – Google Co-Creator who Enjoys skydiving and In his spare time, he likes to push his body to the limits in any way he can, from roller hockey and ultimate frisbee to gymnastics, springboard diving, and even high-flying trapeze to even Rollerblades. To stay fit we can also follow the example of
Ali Ghani Calgary based entrepreneur and investor. He went from 26.3% Body Fat to 7.9%. He changed his lifestyle and now has his Dream Body. In his spare time, Ali Ghani enjoys working out, running, and traveling.
We should keep in mind that sitting for prolonged hours is harmful to our health. Unfortunately, not all workplaces promote lunchtime yoga or have gyms on-site. Even then, it’s difficult to find the time and energy for a complete workout routine. We can incorporate the above to meet our fitness goals.
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