6 ways to exercise in the office

If you don’t have much time to get active and you’re embarrassed to exercise in the office because you think everyone will see you as a fool, don’t worry because all is not lost. Here we present some simple and very practical exercises that you can do at your desk. 1. Stretch The first thing you should do at your workplace is stretch. Place your legs on the floor and sit with your back straight. Stretch your legs as much as you can. Extend your abdomen slowly, squeezing your glutes and stretching your back toward the back of the chair. At this point, raise your hands high in the air as if you are about to yawn after a tiring day. Stretch your body a couple of times and then proceed to raise your legs. 2. Raise your legs If your desk covers your legs, it’s better because no one will be able to find out what you are doing. Place both feet together and take off your shoes if necessary. Raise your left leg slightly up until it touches the bottom of the desk, then do the same with the other and finally raise both at the same time. Do it as many times as you can during the day. Don’t go crazy doing it either, know your limits and make sure you don’t hit the table. 3. Exercise your arms Find a paperweight or some relatively heavy object that you have in your office. Play with it for a while and then start using it like a weight with one hand and then sneakily switch it to the other. Do it every time you can. 4. Tone your glutes Squeeze your glutes when sitting or standing. At first you won’t feel much, but after a few minutes you will notice how your muscles have worked. You can do sequences of 10 (squeezing and relaxing) several times a day. 5. Flat abdomen Do the same as in the previous exercise but with your abdomen. Contract and release repeatedly when sitting or standing. Another exercise is to sit up straight and turn slightly to the left as if you were going to grab a pencil, and then do the same to the right to find a piece of paper. Make sure your chest does not move and that what rotates is your waist. Repeat when you can. 6. Stretch your neck After a stressful day, your neck is probably a little tense. Stretch your neck by looking up and down slowly, then twist to the right and left. You won’t look crazy if you just pretend to look around. Go ahead and try it, the results will surprise you!