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Saturday, November 30, 2019

FitBit: How To Workout Whilst Working At The Office


By Jessica Gan

Do you work in an office and struggle to squeeze in exercises throughout the week?
Here are some “Deskercises” you can perform at the office desk to beat a sedentary work life.



Other tips that appear simple but often we do not do them:
  • Whilst sitting at the desk, remove the contents in your pocket. The imbalance in shape can cause your spine to lean into one direction, subconsciously. You may be surprised to find your posture improve from this small change.
  • Most offices have a nursing room. If required, ask HR for permission to use the room to do short exercises if you really cannot do the obvious ones at the desk.
  • To relieve tension in the shoulders, do a shrug and bring your shoulders to the ears. Hold for 5 seconds and release. (Just make sure you do not do this in front of your boss when he/she asks you for your work KPIs!)
Enjoy!

More tips email Jessica at jessica.gan@alumni.utoronto.ca

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