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Office exercise: Add more activity to your workday
4. Bring a fitness ball to work
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1. Start with your commute
2. Stand up and work
3. Take fitness breaks
4. Join a fitness center near your work
5. Keep fitness gear at work
6. Join forces
7. Conduct meetings on the go
8. Pick up the pace
9. If you travel for work, plan ahead
10. Try a treadmill desk
10. Try a treadmill desk
Consider a more focused walk-and-work approach. If you can safely and comfortably position your work surface above a treadmill — with a computer screen on a stand, a keyboard on a table or a specialized treadmill-ready vertical desk — you might be able to walk while you work. In fact, research suggests that overweight office workers who replace sitting computer time with walking computer time may lose weight and increase daily physical activity.
Want more ideas for workplace exercises? Schedule a walking meeting to brainstorm ideas with your supervisors or co-workers. Remember, any physical activity counts.
