Burning Calories At Your Desk
I work behind at a desk, sitting at the computer all day. I love my job, but it does nothing for my physical health. With email and IM, I don’t even have to get up to talk to my colleagues. Despite all this, I make every effort to get blood moving through my body through out the day.
Take the stairs. I know it has been said before, but stairs are a great way to quickly get the heart pumping. I only work on the second floor, so I don’t take a lot of stairs, but I always use them. I even go downstairs to use the bathroom, even though there is one on my floor. I also park on the third floor of the parking garage, just so I can get the stairs.
Don’t have stairs? Do squats! Nothing get’s my heart beating like a set of 25 squats. The best part, they are very discreet, even in my cubicle land. No private space, you don’t need any more room than a bathroom stall.
My favorite thing to do is to get up and go for a 5 minute walk. I have the benefit of having a college campus to walk around when I need a break, but I have been known to just walk down the block at previous jobs. My favorite part of the walk is that it clears my head from what ever I am working on.
I have found that I always feel less lethargic and am more productive when I keep moving through out the day. Get up and do something!
