What I do when I remember (thanks for reminding me) is turn the chair around (it swivels) and lean over the back.
What I do when I remember (thanks for reminding me) is turn the chair around (it swivels) and lean over the back.
1. Stand up at your desk!!!! - elevate your computer.
2. If you have to sit, get rid of the chair and do a squat position all day. Good quad workout.
I try to schedule my runs for 10am (I get into work around 7-7:30am), so I haven't gotten quite as settled/stiff as if I waited till lunch or the afternoon. Of course then I have the problem where I will get really stiff/tight the rest of the day after my run/workout, so I just try to go for walks and stretch as much as possible. The worst for me is where the hammy connects to the glutes...I have to stretch that 5-10 times a day to keep it loose.
What about simply stretching some throughout the day?
I had them raise the work surfaces in my cubicle that do not have shelving mounted above. I shift between standing and sitting at different times of the day by moving my keyboard, mouse, and monitor from one level to the other as needed. Some days I stand more than others.
I like the bar stool idea.
this was interesting--turns out outside exercise isn't enough:
I am seriously considering a treadmill desk, this seems to be the best one I have found:
For years I ran after work, winter, summer, spring and fall. No matter what the weather was outside, it was 8-10 miles every evening after I got off of the train. But as my work assignments became more sedentary and basically confined to a desk, I found that I could no longer run after work; like I was a different runner, plodding along. So I now run early-morning before work. Although a bit taxing in terms of actually waking up at 4am, I find there is no other way. It's hard to do speed work in the early AM but seems that I can no longer do it at night as my gait is so altered I'd be asking for trouble.