Work Out at Your Desk with Jillian Michaels: I Dare You Not To

From everything I’ve read and seen, most people have a similar problem:  How can you get enough activity and exercise when so much time has to be spent at your desk working?! Is fitness even remotely possible for those of us who spend so much time sitting?!?!

It’s a real problem for most people.  Truthfully, I can’t imagine how anyone with a desk job for 8 hours a day finds time to fit their workouts into an average day – I mean, on top of eating, cleaning, cooking, sleeping, reality TV…

I work at home and make (and break) my own schedule, but even I run into the dilemma of, “How do I find time for everything?”  If the house would be kind enough to clean itself and the laundry would follow suit, it’d help.  But, alas, that’s almost as ridiculous as asking a teenager to clean up after themselves.

Almost.

I just read a great article on Everyday Health by Jillian Michaels about fitting workouts into your workday.  Great advice – which is what you’d expect from Jillian Michaels.

A few of Jillian’s tips were:

• Bring a pair of light dumbbells — or use water bottles — and do biceps curls, triceps extensions, and shoulder raises and presses, all while sitting in your chair.
• Bring a pair of light dumbbells — or use water bottles — and do biceps curls, triceps extensions, and shoulder raises and presses, all while sitting in your chair.
• Do 30-second static squats, in which you hover over the seat of your chair, every 20 minutes.

She also recommends walking during your lunch break and eating at your desk.   That sounds like another great idea, as long as lunch isn’t a Big Mac, fries, and Coke.

For the rest of the article, click through the following link – Desk Job Blues

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