How to Do Desk Exercises with Cool Equipment

Do desk exercises while you work!

Start doing desk exercises with cool equipment, and you'll boost your productivity and feel energized. Fight flabbiness, even though you have a desk job. By doing desk exercises, you can get fit and feel fantastic.

Instructions

1. Stretch some exercise bands. Roll these colorful stretchy bands, and put them in a desk drawer. They take very little space. Take them out and wrap each end around your hands. Pull them tight, and then slowly, slowly allow them to move back. The slow return is the part that really works your muscles. Do this in front of your body, and then behind your body several times each day.

   These bands usually come in sets, with exercise instructions. Different colors of exercise bands will mean different resistances.

   This resistance band exercise builds muscle and stretches you, which is exactly what you need when you sit a lot.

2. Use a little pedal exerciser. Put a small pedal exerciser under your desk. Pedal away all day. Set the pedal exerciser resistance to an easier level if you continuously pedal. This simple, lightweight exerciser lets you be active while you are working at your desk. Others won't even notice it. Grab it and put it on top of your desk to pedal with your arms for awhile to get an upper body workout, too. Get a good quality pedal exerciser that will last for years, as the lower quality ones may develop a squeak, or have uneven resistance.

3. Walk at your desk treadmill. Use a desk treadmill to work and be on the move at the same time. Work at the attached desk, while you slowly walk. Burn lots of calories easily. Many say this helps with concentration as you get in a perfect mind and body rhythm.

4. Stand at a standing desk. Stand while working at a stand up desk that is ergonomically designed for your body. This is desk exercise that you barely notice you are doing. Standing burns significantly more calories than sitting.

Tips & Warnings

• Stand up work stations can help a lot if you have back trouble.

• Do butt clinches and then tighten your abs as desk exercises.

• Take a little walk down the hall periodically through the day.

• Stand and stretch at least every 20 minutes.

• Park far away in the office parking lot to build in some walking.

• Take the stairs instead of the elevator in your office.

References

• WebMD: Exercise at Your Desk