I just found a great website to find how many calories are burned during any activity. It is a great calculator tool where you put in your weight and the activity and it will give you the time period and what it will burn. I am really into mountain biking, especially Utah mountain biking. I just found out that mountain biking for an hour, I will burn 544 calories! Try it out for yourself!
The majority of the population works in an office, or at least in some environment where they are more constricted than they would probably like. Even though we are stuck in an office all day, that doesn’t mean that we can’t maintain our fitness. Every variety of employee can use the following tips for working out at work. Whether you work in Utah transport or in a New York shopping mall, these tips are adaptable.
- If you use a chair during your workday, use an exercise ball instead. This will target your abs all day, and will help improve your balancing abilities.
- Set a timer to go off every hour so you can stretch and take a quick walk around. This will also help relieve stress and get your blood flowing again.
- Go out of your way to go to restrooms and break rooms that are farther away. Use one on a different floor (don’t cheat and use the elevator!).
- Instead of emailing everything to your coworkers, hand deliver the messages. This will give you a bit more activity throughout the course of the day.
- Get a headset for your phone so you can move around while you talk.
- Tighten and release your muscles throughout the day.
- Take a jump rope with you. On your break or on lunch just jump rope for a short time.
- Do various stretches throughout the day. You don’t even have to get out of your chair for these (side leans, back stretches, neck rolls, overhead arm stretches, trunk twists, and wrist and ankle rotations).
Believe me, these little things will add a big stress-relief to your day. These will help clear your mind while keeping your body healthy. Please feel free to add anymore of which you know. We love to share!