It's All About Exercise and Health

Okay, so you’ve committed to exercising at least thirty minutes per day. You’ve figured out how to make it so your boss won’t think of it as slacking and you’ve even got some of your co-workers getting into the idea of exercising together on a regular basis. You’re excited about finally losing some weight and fitting into that shirt you wanted to wear to the last office party but couldn’t fit into.
Come Monday morning, you wake up and feel so refreshed and hopeful that you go into work all smiles and a whistle on your lips. It is then that you see the pile of work on your desk and the whistling abruptly stops. You end up working all day and even lunch is spent trying to negotiate with other people who are just as loaded as you are and have no time for exercise nonsense. One day goes by like this… and then the next day is just as bad.
How do you fit exercise into your routine?
How do you juggle the mounds of paperwork that need to get done with the need to stretch your arms and let out a rebel yell declaring your need to exercise or all hell will break loose?
The thing is, you don’t have to, not if you’re creative enough to see what office tasks will help you achieve your exercise goals without sacrificing your time and precious company resources (i.e. yourself and your coworkers).
• You managed to get to the building twenty minutes before schedule. You’re waiting in line for the elevator. What do you do? Go find the stairs. Chances are, unless the occupants of the elevator are all working on the same floor, you’ll end up getting there faster because of all the floor layovers. Although a word of advice, it is highly recommended that you start slow. Unless you are on the second to fourth floors, it would be better to pace yourself. Climb to fourth for example and take the elevator from there. Increase your stamina and endurance over time. Don’t expect miracles on the first day.
• The watering hole rush. Instead of slowly making your way to the water dispenser or pantry like the sloth you used to be, try doing stepping exercises designed to strengthen your leg and lower back muscles. Sure you might look like a funny military parade fan, but at the next company outing your glutes will be buns of steel.
• Instead of using an online messaging service to send messages to your office mates, try getting up and walking to them. this not only promotes social interaction, something that helps keep workers from feeling isolated in the workplace, but it also creates an opportunity for you to exercise your legs and improve your posture.
Try to think of the different ways that you can plug in a few minutes of exercise into a hectic work day. Maybe you are already doing something that you would have never thought of as exercise before but could actually be tweaked to fit your varying exercise needs.
Be creative and don’t be afraid to explore new things. The perfect exercise plan for you is out there.

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