Workouts to do at a desk?

Sitting on your butt all day can lead to stiff muscles, poor posture, and a host of other health problems. But fear not! You don’t need to quit your desk job and become an Olympian to stay healthy. Here are some simple exercises you can do right from your chair.

Classic Neck Stretches

The first thing that people tend to notice when they move into an office environment is the fact that their shoulders will start tensing up immediately, which – let’s face it – makes them look like a prehistoric dinosaur in agony at their computer screen.

Thankfully, with just three simple stretches you’ll be able to break free from the aches caused by hours slumped over a keyboard:

  1. Tilt Head Forward – Drop Your Jaw
  2. Tilt Head Backward – Release Shoulder Blades
  3. Look To Each Side (one at time) – Free up tension

Finger Presses

This exercise will help stretch your hands as well as create blood circulation in them:
1. Start with both hands flat down on top of the desk.
2. Raise fingers one by one slowly until each finger stands on its own and then bring them back down again
3.Start squeezing sides together: squeeze then release; squeeze then release

Take breaks every 10 reps!

Leg Extensions & Curls

Here we focus more intensely towards developing flexibility leading us without stress & stiffness.

Try raising feet off floor parallel with hips holding for few seconds every minute especially if repetitive lifting is non-existent or there’s discomfort present:

Sets/reps: 1/20
  • After this set shift concentration towards curls staying seated even easier than extensions but still providing great results

    Sets/reps: 1/25

You have now made progress toward tightening lower body!

Ab Squeeze

Take action discretely while sitting: try contracting ab muscles, taking a deep breath while holding it dear then releasing.

Two sets totaling around 25 reps at maximum per day of performance engraves successful attempts.

Tricep Dips

While you should probably only do this exercise in the privacy of your own office/cubicle/room because your colleagues will think you’ve lost it, triceps dips are an effective way to strengthen and tone the back of your upper arms.

How to do them:
1. Sit on the edge of a sturdy chair.
2.Place palms hip width apart and onto seat with fingers pointing forward
3. Move off chair feet resting flat standing near as possible
4.Bend elbows lowering buttocks until elbows at ninety-degree angles returning squeezing into upward position

 Sets/reps: 1/30

You’ll feel like you’re becoming James Bond (or Daniel Craig) by working those awesome triceps.

Seated Jumping Jacks

Finally, we could not have gotten through this piece without mentioning one final workout which is just too good for resistance building not mention – seated jumping jacks!

Perform:

  • Getting both hands together up over head & spread wide legs simultaneously outward keeping body engaged
  • Bring both arm/hands back down . Step feet completely closed-in underneath hips falling stagnant once again

Sets/reps: Time for exact countimation given but even trying one minute worth!

So there you have it folks! Six exercises that will help keep your mind sharp and get rid of any unwanted flabs or tension-causing adipose tissue no matter what kind keyboard clicking job holds us captive – “desk-jobs”!

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