Quick and Simple Exercises at Work
September 20, 2010, By William Browning 0 comments
Try some of these simple desk exercises to keep your muscles and posture from cramping your style.
Working the neck muscles can be pretty easy. Simply take your right hand and reach over the top of your head to place your fingertips just above your left ear. Start pushing your neck gently toward your left shoulder so you increase the tension in both the right side of your neck and your right hand. Hold it for 30 seconds. Switch to the opposite side and repeat.
Here's another easy stretch: Place your left calf on top of your right knee and rotate your left ankle in the same direction for 20 to 30 seconds. Do the same with your right leg.
Muscles
Your muscles can always use a little extra push at the office. As you wait for copies to be made, try some two-legged squats. If you have to go to another floor of your building, take the stairs instead of the elevator.
Later, stretch out your muscles by bringing your right foot up behind your butt and grabbing it with your right hand. Don't pull too hard because your knee shouldn't be strained too much. Now do the same with your left. This exercise is a good leg stretch that runners use before they go for a jog.
Hands and Arms
Slanted push-ups off your desk are great ways to get your arms in shape. Put your hands on the desktop a shoulder-width apart and push up and down like you would for a normal push-up on the floor, only stand at a 45-degree angle. Even this simple exercise, repeated 10 times, will help your arm muscles maintain the right attitude all day long. Make sure your desk is sturdy enough to take the extra weight before you begin.
Interlock your hands and stretch your arms straight up over your head to exercise your hand and arm muscles.
Try these exercises three times a day and enjoy the feeling that comes with regularly exercising your body.
