Priya Govender, Medical/COIDA Administrations Secretary at the Maidstone Medical Centre contributed a series of office exercises. We will publish one or two of these exercises in each of the forthcoming issues of Snippets.
Desk Exercises to Lose Weight Fast
With their busy office lives, a lot of people end up complaining that they don't have the time to hit the gym and work off their excess weight. However, you don't need to exercise two hours a day to make you fitter and help you lose weight fast. What matters is the cumulative value of exercise, and not just the intensity you hit per session. So, even with fifteen minutes a day of exercise, you will begin to lose weight, provided you are not overeating. Obviously, you won't see radical difference in two months time, but by the time the year's out, you may have knocked off a few kilograms. You could begin with some of these effective desk exercises to lose weight fast.
Stretching - Stretching your body is very important to prevent stiffness and injuries and improve your muscles' range of motion. If you don't stretch enough and your body gets hurt, you can forget about exercising and losing weight fast.
Touch the floor - For this exercise, remain seated in your chair and plant your feet in a wide and stable position. Now raise your arms straight up above your head, stretching them as far as you can, with your palms facing each other. Now keeping your lower body fixed and your torso stretched, slowly lunge forward and touch the floor in front of you, breathing steadily all the time. Remain there for 2-5 seconds and come back up with control. Repeat this 5 times.
Stretch your sides - Stretch your arms up with your palms facing the sky and your fingers locked in each other. Now bend slightly to one side, come back to the centre and then bend to the other side. Do this 5 times each side.
If you remain consistent with these simple initiatives, you will soon begin to feel stronger and more energetic, while you shed off those excess calories. All in all, you will not find better weight loss tips to blend into your busy lifestyle.
