At Work Work-Outs

In the ever increasingly busy world we live in sometimes it's hard to find time to keep active, try some of these fun and easy way to squeeze in some exercise!

1. Take the stairs rather than the lift every opportunity you get.
2. Always park the car a few blocks from your destination and walk to work.
3. Get your workmates involved: join the Australian Corporate Games, organise a group to attend a local fun run, or even attend a weekly yoga class together.
4. Every time you’re standing in a queue, casually squeeze your buttocks together, hold for 3 seconds, and release. Try to get 10–15 reps in each time.
5. At work, sit on a big ball to force yourself to sit up straight, help improve your posture and strengthen your mid-back area. Throughout the day, roll back on the ball and do four sets of 25 crunches.
6. Stressed at work? Take a break. In a wide stance, slowly bend over as you exhale. Let your neck relax as you move downwards. Grab your elbows and stay in the position for 20 seconds. Slowly roll up to a standing position as you inhale. Repeat two more times.
7. At work, do four sets of 15 push-ups against the desk throughout the day, or mix in some tricep dips.
8. While you’re walking in the park on your lunch break, stop at the nearest bench and do two sets of 15 push-ups against it.
9. If you can, rather than drive to work every day, cycle once in a while to mix up your mode of transport – you’ll burn calories and save money on fuel, too!
10. When you’re driving to and from work, squeeze your buttocks together for three sets of 25 squeezes.
11. When you’re sitting at your desk, tighten your abdominal muscles and hold for a count of 10. Do two sets of 10 holds to the count of 10.
12. How many times a day do you get up from your workstation to go to the printer or the bathroom? How about lunge walking your way there next time?
13. Touch your toes every time you get up out of your seat.
14. Using your abdominal muscles, hold your feet off the ground when you’re sitting at your desk.
15. Next time you reach a set of stairs, take two stairs at a time to work your leg muscles and get your heart pumping.