Have you ever thought you could workout at your desk to stay fit and healthy to keep up the metabolic rate.

Yes, it is possible to burn calories even by doing workout at your desk. Pick up few of these below mentioned smart moves and incorporate in your office life and this is how you will be even more energetic during office hours.

1. Walk Extra:

Park your vehicle away from the gate so that you get to walk longer distances.

Walk the stairs every time you move floors. Make sure you utilize your lunch break for both eating and walking for at least 10 minutes.

2. Chair Stunts:

Sit upright and make sure your upper body stays stiff. Now, focus to move your legs upwards to straighten up and then bend down from your knee such that your toe touches the ground. Do this with both legs together for 10 counts.

You can also lift up your left leg(to a straight line) and bring it down from your knee when your toe touches the ground.  Move up and down alternately for 10 counts. Switch to the right leg for next 10 counts.

3. Phone Call/Talk Moves:

Stand and take calls. If on your mobile phone move around in the nearest empty cubicle until you are done with the call. Every step you take adds to the count of calories burnt.

Want to discuss or talk about something important and urgent, walk up to your colleague and discuss while standing (if you are allowed to). The tiny little steps are also a form of workout as they do burn calories.

4. Chair Pose:

Workout by sticking to a wall (wherever you find it comfortable), and slide down until you attain a chair pose or just imagine sitting on a chair with the wall supporting your back and hold for 15-20 seconds. You can workout whenever you find yourself alone.

Cross your ankle over your knee in the chair pose and this can help you burn extra, when you hold it for 15-20 seconds.

5. Toe Stands:

Stand on your toes whenever you find time to stand (off course when you are alone or speaking to your colleagues during a break).

6. Calf Raises:

Getting printouts for more than 100 pages! Surely standing there you could make use of the calf raises. Alternate between standing on toes and coming down on feet (until your machine prints 100 pages) makes you give that tiny lift and shapes your calf muscles.

7. Breathing with Extra Squeeze:

While you sit straight on your chair you take in a deep breath and then breathe out such that you squeeze out all the air, from your lungs and stomach and hold for 10 counts and then relax by deep breathe in once again.

Do the entire process 10 times, whenever you feel stressed of the routine work and once again find yourself fully efficient at work.

8. Torso Twists:

The most easy to do workout torso twists when you make sure that you stretch. It is a great way to relax your torso and move your spine to ensure that your muscles get enough blood flow. The slight twists in the torso region ensures to lessen the possibility of fat deposition around your stomach. Best part is you can do it anywhere (surely not during meetings!).

You can do this workout while sitting or even standing.

9. Silent Jacks:

If you could find a place in the corner may be in the washroom or office gym during break time, jack it out and throw in some jabs to blow off the heat in your brain and get back your smile.

10. Go Round:

Look at the big wall clock hanging at your office and then move your neck clockwise and then anticlockwise to relax those muscles (alternate these motions 5-10 times).

Move your shoulder joints forward in a circular motion(5-10 times) and then backwards(5-10 times) and feel relaxed from the tight sitting posture. This workout at office will help you stay away from joint pain.

11. Shoulder Blade Squeeze:

Move your shoulder blades backwards such that they touch each other (as if trying to pinch a pen in between the blades). This will help you stay away from shrugged shoulders. Do this when you have no one around.

12. Quiet Bends:

If you find some free time and wish to stretch, bend forward till your palms can touch the floor and move your hands like a pendulum behind your right ankle and then behind the left ankle. Stretching yourself to the best will let you get set for the next hours at your desk.

13. Headache Reliever:

Clasp your palms behind your head such that your arms form a straight line(from end to end) and push your head backwards against your palms for 10 counts. Now, clasp your palms and rest them on your forehead in a similar fashion and push your forehead against your palms for 10 counts. Do this workout at office to feel relaxed and relieved of headache.

Workout at office can be done whenever you find time to relax and rejuvenate your body and stay completely efficient at workplace. Moving your body during office hours will ensure that you do not fall sick and stay fit even after long hours at work.

Remember, doing all these or even few, will definitely help you keep up the metabolic rate of your body and the body will be indicated to burn calories too. Learn more about how to increase your metabolism.

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