Working and exercising - more tips for a workplace routine.

Further to the previous Post, here are a few more handy hints and tips to keep you fit, energised, healthy and active in your workplace, if like me, you spend a lot of time driving your desk, or driving your car, bashing away at a computer keyboard, or answering the phone, get up, walk around, get out at lunchtime and stimulate those muscles and your circulation.

Written by Kate Stratton (http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Kate_Stratton) and sourced through 'ezinearticles' at http://EzineArticles.com/8794133, there is some good common sense stuff here that we all too often and all too quickly neglect.


Hands up who works in an office - either at home or at the company workplace?

Lots of us do. For at least 8 hours a day we toil away at our desks indoors. But only now are we starting to recognize the detrimental health effects this lifestyle has on our bodies. So whilst quitting the office life is likely not an option, how can we make changes can we make to stay healthy whilst maintaining an office job?

Sitting all day?
Is sitting the new smoking? That's what some people are now claiming due to the serious effects sitting all day has on the body. The Smithsonian claims that sitting all day can increase rates of obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease and cancer.

So what can we do?
Take regular breaks from sitting. Move around. Get a glass of water. Make an effort to take the stairs. Or even better is invest, or convince your boss to invest, in a standing desk. Rather than sit or stand all day, the optimal goal is to mix it up, so as not to put excessive strain on the body.

Not getting enough vitamin D?
It's so easy to not get enough vitamin D. If you are like me, maybe you commute to work early via train or car, work all day then return home or head straight to the gym. Vitamin D is really important for proper bodily functioning, including calcium absorption which can lead to nasty bone problems in the long term. We can all become easily depleted, especially in winter.

So what can we do?
While you may feel the urge to sit at your computer during your lunch break, often lunchtime is the only chance you'll have to get out and catch some sweet sun rays. So grab your lunch and get outside for a break that will do your body good and make you feel refreshed for the afternoon ahead.

If you are unsure whether you are getting enough vitamin D, get your levels checked by a doctor. Vitamin D supplements are commonly prescribed once a deficiency is identified.

Too much sugar and caffeine?
Ah, sugar and caffeine. I have a love hate relationship with both. Both are great when you have them but then they let you down as the rush dissipates. Then you need more. And more. Suddenly I'm drinking four coffees a day and feeling crap. Eating chocolate in the afternoon and wondering why I'm not sleeping well. Then having more coffee in the morning to make up for not sleeping, and on and on goes the vicious cycle. Coffee is like the bad boyfriend I could never leave.

So what can we do?
Well, getting off the coffee train is not for necessary for everyone. But including some other options to help stay awake can promote a healthier lifestyle. This includes green apples, various teas such as yerba mate and going for a brisk walk at lunchtime all help. So try to mix it up a little and your body will thank you.

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Working and exercising - some tips for the workplace routine.

Of course, most of us have to work, and there is a large percentage of the working population who do it driving a desk, driving a car, or thumping away at a computer for a large part of the working week. Those of us that are not particularly active in the workplace, spend our time sat at a desk on a computer screen, on the phone, attending meetings and doing daily work tasks that would hardly be deemed as physical. Others of course do work that involves physical activity - walking, stretching, bending, reaching, lifting, carrying and such like and therefore unwittingly that type of work involves indirect exercise.

Thinking about this further I sourced a couple of articles which I Post for you now on how you can move yourself in the workplace to stimulate your muscles, create some physical movement, and gain some exercise benefit throughout your day. I hope you find these useful - let me know. Found at 'ezinearticles' (http://EzineArticles.com/8787734) and written by Nabil Sghir (http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Nabil_Sghir) they can apply to men as much as they can to women.



A big part of maintaining a healthy body along with a good looking figure is in getting enough exercise as part of your daily routine. Sure, that statement is not exactly a state secret, but it is surprising just how many men ignore that side of their health and then wonder why they are gaining weight. If you are one of those people who in particular lead a sedentary lifestyle, perhaps because of the job you do, then here are some useful exercise tips that might help you to turn things around.

When you are stuck in an office at a desk for most of your day, the worst thing for you is to stay put and never take breaks. You can change this situation by taking short five minute breaks every so often and use that time to get out of your chair and simply go for a walk around the building. If there any stairs, this is a great opportunity to run up and down them once or twice, just to get the blood circulating around your body and to remind your leg muscles what they are for.

Another thing you can do is while you are sitting at your desk is to give your arms some light exercise and you can do this without anyone needing to know that you are doing anything out of the ordinary. A set of hand squeezers is a great piece of mini equipment to have at your desk because you can absent mindedly squeeze away while you are not typing or writing and this gives the muscles in your hands and your forearms a light workout while nothing much else is going on. If you don't have a set, then buy a set!

Another desk exercise you can do without any equipment is to place your hands, palms facing upwards under the desk and push upwards, in a similar way to how you would do barbell curls except without the equipment and with your hands flat. Push for several seconds then relax, then repeat as often as you can. This actually exercises your biceps and forearms without doing any movement, so no one need even know that you're doing it!

There are many very useful and easy to do weight loss tips that incorporate simple exercises that you can do while at work and not let on to anyone that you are getting a mini workout on the company's time! Of course, you shouldn't overdo these exercises or you will break out into a sweat and go red in the face, which are a sure giveaway that you are doing something you are not meant to be doing! But for helping to keep your weight under control and to prevent your body from getting too lazy, these are excellent tricks to make use of.

WhyWeight - don't hesitate, participate, before it's too late!

-Steve, at WhyWeight-