The Many Ways To Stay In Shape While At Your Job

Let’s face it, it’s not easy staying in shape and being active, especially when you’re trying to stay in shape and work at your job. It’s a lot of hectic burdens, stress, and tons of factors that weighs down on you. Here are some ways that you can still remain active and healthy while getting the job done.

Light jogging: Wherever you work, you are almost, if not always, on your feet. So why not make the most of it by dong some light jogging or some brisk walking here and there. It may look weird at first, but once you get into a comfortable groove about it, you’ll no doubt start to feel more mobile than you would ever on the job. You will get more accomplished in both your work and your goal of staying active and healthy. You can burn up to 100 calories or more while doing this a day, but multiply it on the many days you work, you could be burning 500 to 700 calories total.

Working on your quads: No one wants to miss a leg day when it comes to being active and staying in shape, so while on the job, here’s a little something that you can do to get your little leg day workout on. Find a step stool and something tall to reach. People will see that you are trying to find a document or a product that needs to be rung up, but really, you’re only working on your quads. Do this at least ten times or so. Just make sure no one comes up to you asking if you need assistance. Just tell them it’s fine and that you got this.

Bicep curls: Lifting stuff is always part of a job no matter what. You can also use that as a means for exercise and one good way of doing so is bicep curls. Say for instance, you have two moderately weighted items in your hands and you begin to work on your biceps. That’s good! You should do at least ten reps or more. The more reps you do, the more it will help with your muscles. It’s a good way to work on your upper body strength and arms.

Stretching: Ah yes, the tried and true method of stretching. You can’t go wrong doing a little stretching here and there at the job because it only releases the stress and tension in your body, but it also keeps you limber and loose throughout the day. Do at least three to five minutes of stretching on your arms, legs, and even your back. The more of you stretch, the more calm and poised you’ll feel when tasked with a project.

The Stairs: Finally, there’s taking the stairs. It can be a pain walking up and down those steps (which is why everyone uses the elevator), but if you’re committed to staying in shape, you may want to use the stairs for exercise. Start off by walking before gradually jogging, but if you’re already into your workout goals, go ahead and jog down those stairs. Just make sure to have on sneakers (for those of you who don’t want to have aching feet while on the job). While you can burn up to 21 calories on the steps in one day, but climbing it several times a day or even weeks, you can burn up t0 100 calories.

So there you have it, the many ways you can stay in shape while at your job. You can also improvise other exercises at the workplace like light jumping jacks, lunges, and various calisthenics. Staying active on the job is one thing, but staying active on the job while staying active in your health will truly go a long way.