Rainproof Workouts
Make a Personal Appearance
Before you send off that quick
email to your office mate regarding next week’s staff meeting, why don’t
you go over to his or her cubicle and tell them yourself? Getting out
of your chair and walking a few extra steps, even if it’s just a few
meters away, makes a difference and counts as part of the 10,000 steps
you need to do in a day anyway. While you’re at it, skip the elevator
and try using the stairs. If you work at the top floor of a sky scraper,
then at least walk a few flights before punching the “up” button.
Going up manually strengthens your quadriceps, as well as improves blood
circulation.
Now while these mentioned activities can’t measure up
to calories burned from running or spinning, they at least burn more
than you would sitting at your office desk or watching TV at home.
Kitchen Calisthenics
Barre3
founder Sadie Lincoln understands how women can be too busy to make it
to a barre3 class, so she created a home version of the total body
workout, called mybarre3.com. Here, her signature toning, lifting, and
shaping classes—normally practiced in a studio with a ballet barre,
weights, and a resistance ball—are available on video, and each exercise
move is designed for you to do in the comfort of your own home. Your
kitchen counter can replace the ballet barre, and 500ml water bottles
can serve as your dumbbells!
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