Sitting at a desk all day long is one reason your job is making you fat. If you can't break away for a session at the gym on your lunch break, here are four toning moves you can do at your desk — without your co-workers even knowing. If your chair is on wheels, you can still do these exercises; just be more conscious about moving slowly and with control so as not to lose your balance and roll away.
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Many of us spend all day sitting at an office desk, and we know how unhealthy that can potentially be. If you find yourself forgetting to do those important desk exercises or even getting out of your office chair altogether, you'll want to check out the Time Out download from the Mac App Store.
Time Out is a free app for your Mac computer that fades out your screen after a specified interval so you can stretch, rest your eyes, or grab a glass of water. Time Out offers two types of breaks: a micro break to remind you to quickly combat tension and a normal break so you can relax and get moving. The time limits come preset at every 10 minutes for a 15-second micro break and every 50 minutes for a normal 10-minute break. If you find these are too intrusive, too frequent, or not long enough, changing preferences, from opacity and color of the screen lockout to length and frequency of breaks, is simple to do.
Find out what I thought about the app and if it helped me during my daily office grind after the break.
You sit on it all day. You fear it might be spreading. Stand up and take a few moments to work your BOOTY while at work.
Move 1) Place your hands on the back of your chair for balance. Reach left leg out directly behind you, pointing your toe.
Move 2) Keeping your knee straight, lift your leg just using your booty, without leaning forward. Don't worry, it won't go very high. Use your deep abs to keep from arching your back to lift your leg and to help you stabilize. Repeat 15 times at a fairly quick pace, then switch legs and do the other side.
Try to do this multiple times a day. It gets the blood moving in your seat.
And to see how NOT to do it, read more
