8 Ways to Stay Fit in the Office

By Jodith | Nov 20, 2008

Let’s face it, we spend most of our day sitting at our desks, and between the demands of work and family, getting to the gym just isn’t always an option. So what do we do to help keep in shape? I went out and scoured the web and found a variety of websites to help you maintain your fitness while sitting at your desk. While they aren’t a substitute for regular exercise, every little bit helps. So, here’s a selection to help you stay fit, relieve tension, and avoid repetitive strain injuries:

Here’s some tips from WebMD.
Try some Desktop Yoga.
About.com has some exercises to help strengthen your back and neck and avoid those backaches.
Here’s another selection from About.com with a more full body workout.
UC Living Well has some stretches to help relieve muscle tension.
Try these 20 desk exercises from LiveSmarter.

For those who are more visually oriented, here’s a couple of Youtube videos to help you out:

First, try some stretches:

Now for some harder exercises:

If you want to see more videos, here’s a list of desk exercise video’s on YouTube.

How do you keep in shape while working in what is a basically sedentary job?

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2 Comments so far

The Fitness Diva (1 comments) November 20, 2008 1:57 pm

This is good. Have you been using these videos yourself? I believe in practicing what I advise…no better way to know what really works, right?
How is it going so far, and which vid is your favorite one to do?
Jodith (51 comments) November 20, 2008 6:56 pm

I’ve been doing the stretches from the first video. They’ve been great for pulling the knots out of my shoulders that you tend to develop when you sit at a computer all day. Other than that, I have a routine that I learned years ago to help maintain some muscle fitness. It hits the main muscle groups, and I can do it in a series of breaks throughout the day. Unfortunately, I found it in a magazine years ago, and couldn’t find the same one for this article.

My main exercise comes from walking. I’m usually out with the dogs 4 or 5 days a week in the park. That’s where I get what cardio I can tolerate. Because I have Chronic Fatigue and Fibromyalgia, I’m somewhat limited in what I can do, but it’s important to do as much as I can as that actually helps my condition. It’s a funny balancing act us CFS/FMS folks do, but it’s worth it in the long run if it helps ameliorate part of our condition.