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.