If dodging responsibility sums up your office fitness plan, then creating your own employment exercise program is good strategy. The boss may not appreciate your idea of installing a chin-up bar in your cubicle, but these Top 10 Employment Exercises will help you stay fit as you desk-sit.
10. Knuckle-Sandwich Wrist Rotations - Rotate your fists clockwise, then counterclockwise, to evade wrist rigidness. This move will help you deliver a punch-in-the-face to carpal tunnel syndrome, or anyone else who unlawfully enters your cube.
9. Water Cooler Power Walk – Takin’ a trip to the water cooler and subsequent pee breaks will do your body good. Gettin’ up and movin’ around will make you feel great, while disconnecting you from your sinister swivel chair of bodily doom.
8. Business Breath-it-offs – Forget your business presentation at home? Rid yourself of rage and get the oxygen a pumpin’ with biz-breathing. Take long, deep breaths to avoid panic attacks, haziness and stress.
7. Subordinate Butt Kickers - You will require a subordinate worker for this exercise. (Intern, entry level worker, etc.) If not available, grab an annoying salesperson when they enter your office. Place your assistant in front of you so his/her back faces you and kick with all your might, aiming for the ‘tush. If your kicking style is unpredictable, recruit a butt spotter to assist you in perfecting your form.
6. Eye Relaxers - Put on your fake eye-ball glasses, bend over your keyboard and snooze away. While appearing to be hard at work, your played-out peepers will get the much needed break they deserve.
Tip: Use an exercise ball instead of an office chair. Why? It will help relieve that pain in your neck (AKA boss), learn bodily (and hopefully work/life) balance and build up a super-pro posture. Since you're always 'on the ball', productivity's no problem!5. Bend over Backwards Bridges – Relieve back aches caused by going the distance for your supervisors. Stretch out belly-up on a cafeteria table. Bend your knees and plant your feet on the table, raising your elbows in the air and placing your palms on the table beside your head. Thrust your mid-section into the air to create a bridge with your body. For best results, hold until the boss admits that you’re overworked.
4. Responsibility-Reflecting Neck Rolls - Roll your head from side to side, mimicking an exagerated “no” head shake. A savior for your super-stiff neck, this one doubles as an automatic work reflector: Just practice it when your colleague asks for an over-the-top favor!
3. Coffee Mug Curls - Using your cuppa joe to stay awake is one thing, but using your cup to pump yourself up is another. Hanging your mug-clutching hand beside your body, and curl your bicep up to bring your forearm to a vertical position as you lift the mug toward your pie-hole. Toss in a paperweight to increase intensity, but do add coffee to the mug until you are at an experienced level. Challenge yourself: no sips without curls!
2. Phone Lunges - Reaching for the phone has found a new meaning. Stand about one meter or a few feet from your phone and when it rings, dive in with a knee bend. Lunging for the line will answer the call of duty, while responding to your peg legs.
1. Finger Treadmills - Using your trusty finger treadmill, work toward a higher speed setting as your finger agility and strength increases. Other office finger exercises like nose picking and middle finger waving are also popular, but the finger treadmill takes the #1 spot for its ability to increase typing speed and handshakability.
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