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Would you exercise in your office?

A Reader Asks: Would You Exercise in Your Office?

November 3, 2010

The OnSugar blog Fit Dish From Ask Fitness Coach posted this poll about exercising at the office . If you've got a question that needs answering, start an OnSugar blog . Your post might end up on our homepage!

Forget ergonomic office furniture and breezy walks at lunch: workplace wellness is turning into total body workouts in the cube.

Are you into it?

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2 years 28 weeks

I don't work in an office, but in a mall food court in a small mall. I close up our stand at night by myself, and when it is a dead night I do cardio exercises like jumping jacks, jump rope, or boxing, in one minute intervals in the back, then check the front for customers, then do another minute. I try to squeeze in an extra ten minutes if I can (although sometimes all I get in is 5min) any extra minutes count right!

GirlOverboard 2 years 28 weeks

Some days I wish I had my own office. Instead, we're in pods so doing yoga might be a little... weird. Odd, though - I was literally just thinking about how my coworkers would react if I started doing poses in the center of our pod, as there's plenty of room and my back is aching. I think I'll just stick to stretching in my chair or occasionally swapping out for my yoga ball (which a lot of us have) to aid in deeper stretches that are a little more subtle than breaking out a child pose or downward dog in the middle of the work day!

deanna024 2 years 28 weeks

I have an office, so I can close my door. One day a week I bring in hand weight and resistance bands to work out in my office over lunch. The other days of the week, I use the rec center located on our campus (I work at a university).

2 years 28 weeks

Employees need social permission to work out at their desks. It might seem strange for one person to work out at her desk, but when the workplace condones it it becomes popular. Easy Desktop Yoga is a series of exercises based on yoga (not yoga itself) that allows people to do short exercises by following along. It has become a hit with staff of a number of organizations.

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