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| By Machelle Lee |
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When you want to add fitness equipment in the office, you need a way to
fit it into your space. Many offices seem smaller due to more
employees, while other companies just don't own a large enough space.
If you want to continue to add fitness to your life, you need to be
creative about what kinds of fitness equipment you can bring, but you
also need to learn about ways to forgo fitness equipment in the office
altogether. Sometimes, all you need is your own body weight and fitness
goal.
If you like to have actual fitness equipment in the office, you can
do a few things. One, you might want to replace your office chair with
a balance ball. This will help you work your core muscles all day as
well as take any additional pressure off your back and neck. You can
also use it during your lunch hour for exercise or as a stress reliever
when you're under a lot of pressure. You can also fit resistance bands
into your desk quite easily and pull them out whenever you need the
extra exercise boost.
If you don't want to have fitness equipment in the office, but
still want to exercise, you need to look at your surrounding for
inspiration. A normal chair is a great supporting point for leg lifts
and glute lifts. You can also do squats into your chair, quickly coming
up as soon as you touch the seat. You can find heavy office supplies
and equipment to lift for resistance or you can flex your muscles in
order to increase your tone. Right now, you can pull your abdominal
muscles in tightly and see how long you can leave them in that
position. Try to repeat this as often as you can.
In order to get a good workout without fitness equipment in the
office, you need to look for opportunities to move. This might mean
taking the stairs instead of the elevator, volunteering to walk places
when you need to run errands, and parking your car as far away as you
can. While each of these steps seems insignificant, they add up to more
calories burned over the course of the day. Your body can reap benefits
in these shorter exercise stints |
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About The Author
Machelle Lee owns and operates, The
Invisible Gym in Santa Cruz, CA. Her mission is to inspire people to
become physically active and enjoy the benefits of a balanced, healthy
lifestyle. For more information and questions you can visit her
website. http://www.the-invisible-gym.com/
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