Working Out is Not Just For the Gym

Working in an office, sitting at a desk all day is actually more difficult than it looks. It wreaks havoc on your body leaving you stiff and sore. Don't fret! Working out isn't just for the gym anymore. Even a short 10-minute workout in the office break room could make a huge difference to your fitness, keeping you injury-free and healthy.

Keep your expectations in check - you won't be getting ripped with an in-office workout, but you will stay toned, flexible, and feeling great with just a few easy moves. To relieve tension and energize quickly be sure to target different parts of the body at different times of the day. Spend 5 minutes on each part of the body and you'll see the benefits in no time!

Tone your arms!

- Keeping your arms straight, raise your arms to shoulder height with your palms facing up. Clench your fists, flex your biceps and curl them tight towards your head. Do 3 sets of 10 repetitions.

- Hold your arms straight out at your sides at shoulder height. Make little circles with your arms, move your arms forward and backward, up and down to change the direction. Do 3 sets of 20 circles.
Keep shoulders and neck loose!

- While sitting, slowly turn your head to the left and to the right. Look towards the sky, and then down towards the floor. Repeat several times.

- While sitting, lean your head to the right taking your ear towards your shoulder. Hold for a few seconds. Then lean your head to the left taking your ear towards your left shoulder. Hold for a few seconds. Repeat several times.

Keep your legs strong!

- Do the sumo squat. Stand up with your feet a little bit wider than shoulder length apart, with toes facing outwards. Lower your body down into a squat so that your legs are bent at 90 degrees (or as low as you can go). Raise your body back up to standing position. Do 3 sets of 10 repetitions.

- Do the chair pose. While standing with feet shoulder width apart, bend your legs and lower your body as if you were about to sit in a chair. Raise your body to standing. Do 3 sets of 10 repetitions.
Keep your body limber!

- Stretch your back and legs by standing with a few inches of space in between your feet. Slowly bend down and reach for your toes. Stop when you start to feel the burn!

- Stand with your feet shoulder width apart. Taking your right arm over your head, lean your body over to the left feeling the stretch all the way down the right side of your body. Repeat with the left arm stretching towards the right.
Work your hands and wrists!

- Holding your arms straight in front of you with your palms flat. Bend your wrists up and down several
times to loosen up your arms. With your right hand bend your fingers back towards your elbow and down under your arm to stretch all the ligaments in your fingers and wrists.

- Shake out the tension in your hands. Spread out your fingers as wide as they can go, tighten and release your fingers several times.

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