Activity for People at Work
If you are an office worker sitting at a desk why not try some
of these simple tips to increase your movement at work:
- Never eat at your desk, always move to another area. Maybe go
for a 10 minute walk to a park or mall to eat.
- Keep your phone out of reach.
- Printers and faxes not in easy reach.
- Rather than using phone or email, get up and speak to someone
face to face.
- Occasionally pull your chair out from your desk and flop over
your knees to touch your toes to stretch the back muscles.
- If there are arms on the chair, use your arms to lift your body
off the chair and hold. This uses your stomach muscles as well
as your arms.
- Be aware of good posture: sitting straight, shoulders back,
stomach muscles in.
- Rotate shoulders and neck to release tension.
- Every time you come back to your chair try and hold your stomach
muscles in for as long as possible.
- Encourage yourself to use the stairs whenever possible.
- If possible, park your car further from the office so you have
to walk an extra ten minutes each way. Think of this being an
opportunity for incidental activity, not an inconvenience.
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