Stealthy Exercises To Do At Your Work Desk If you have an office job, it’s essential that you take breaks from sitting. Prolonged sitting strains our back and neck muscles, leading to pain and other impairments. One way to combat this is to set a timer to go off every 30 minutes to an hour, reminding you to stop what you’re doing and take a few minutes to move: for instance, get up and walk around the office or do some simple stretches. But sometimes, that’s just not possible. Fortunately, these stealth exercises allow you to work your core and back muscles without drawing a lot of attention to yourself. • Core Activation: Sit up tall in your chair with your pelvis tilted forward. Squeeze your core muscles tightly and hold for 15 seconds (don’t forget to breathe). Then, release and repeat. You can build the intensity by lifting one foot at a time as you engage your core. • Seated Twists: Sit up tall with your core activated. Take a deep breath in. Then, as you exhale, twist to one side. There, take five deep breaths, then return to facing the front. Repeat the process on the other side. • Chair Squats: If you don’t need to be super-stealthy, chair squats are a good way to get some movement in. Push your chair away from your desk so you can stand up without using your hands. Then move to sit back down–but stop right before you hit the chair. Repeat as many times as you need.
Sources: https://www.cdc.gov/workplacehealthpromotion/initiatives/resource-center/pdf/Workplace-Physical- Activity-Break-Guide-508.pdf •https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9162294/
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