When you want to add fitness equipment in the office, you
need a way to fit it into your space. Many offices seem
smaller due to more employees, while other companies just
don't own a large enough space. If you want to continue to
add fitness to your life, you need to be creative about
what kinds of fitness equipment you can bring, but you also
need to learn about ways to forgo fitness equipment in the
office altogether. Sometimes, all you need is your own body
weight and fitness goal.
If you like to have actual fitness equipment in the office,
you can do a few things. One, you might want to replace
your office chair with a balance ball. This will help you
work your core muscles all day as well as take any
additional pressure off your back and neck. You can also
use it during your lunch hour for exercise or as a stress
reliever when you're under a lot of pressure. You can also
fit resistance bands into your desk quite easily and pull
them out whenever you need the extra exercise boost.
If you don't want to have fitness equipment in the office,
but still want to exercise, you need to look at your
surrounding for inspiration. A normal chair is a great
supporting point for leg lifts and glute lifts. You can
also do squats into your chair, quickly coming up as soon
as you touch the seat. You can find heavy office supplies
and equipment to lift for resistance or you can flex your
muscles in order to increase your tone. Right now, you can
pull your abdominal muscles in tightly and see how long you
can leave them in that position. Try to repeat this as
often as you can.
In order to get a good workout without fitness equipment in
the office, you need to look for opportunities to move.
This might mean taking the stairs instead of the elevator,
volunteering to walk places when you need to run errands,
and parking your car as far away as you can. While each of
these steps seems insignificant, they add up to more
calories burned over the course of the day. Your body can
reap benefits in these shorter exercise stints – you really
don't have to run five miles a day to be in shape.
If you don't have fitness equipment in the office, that
doesn't mean that you're doomed to a life of being out of
shape. You can bring a stability ball or resistance bands
into work with you or simply see everything you do as a
possibility for getting into better shape.
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Machelle Lee owns and operates, The Invisible Gym in Santa
Cruz, CA. Her mission is to inspire people to become
physically active and enjoy the benefits of a balanced,
healthy lifestyle. For more information and questions you
can visit her website.
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