You may be busy building your career, but remember that your body and mind must be as healthy as possible to enjoy the kingdom you have created. You can never enjoy the work you have done for your whole life unless you are healthy after your retirement. There is always a saying, “Die with memories, not dreams.”Also read – What you need to know about renal disease – the risk for diabetics
To create good memories throughout your life, maintain your health and fulfill all your dreams. It is difficult to keep ourselves active all day long despite the fact that we should not be stuck on our office desks and chairs. So to solve it, Vijay Thackeray, A functional medicine coach suggests an ideal way to build both your career and your health with wonderful mini-workouts. Take a 2 to 3 minute break from your desk and computer, do these simple exercises and beat the adverse effects of a sedentary lifestyle. Also read – Weight loss will not increase the chances of pregnancy: study
Set a water reminder on your phone, keep a 300 to 350 ml water bottle on your desk. These are two simple but extremely sustainable practices that are a natural way to incorporate movement into your sedentary lifestyle. Every hour, take water from the highest floor of your office and remember to climb the CDO every time. If your water bottle isn’t empty or you’re not thirsty enough, at least go upstairs to meet another team upstairs. This may sound a little unconventional, but this practice will bring a little magic into your life. Also read – Explained: What is Stealth Omicron that is spreading rapidly in China and how deadly is this sub variant
Since work from home is becoming very common around the world, you can spread your workout mats on the floor next to your desk. Whenever you have time, just get there and do 5 to 10 pushups and get back to work. It will take you less than a minute to do those 10 pushups, but regular practice will definitely boost your health.
Jumping Jacks is another wonderful full-body workout that requires no equipment and is perfectly suited for beginners. You can do at least 30 jumping jacks to engage all your muscles, to awaken your body during your office hours. You can also club previous pushups and jumping jacks in the Burpee workout and experience burns in just 10 to 15 burpeys.
If you doubt that these mini-workouts throughout the day can be as effective as walking to the gym for hours, here is a little fact check for you. Research shows that when you stay active all day with micro and mini workouts, you get a metabolism boost, burn more calories and improve your productivity at work by staying away from distracting videos, texts and notifications on social media. Thus, there is no time to reconsider whether to adopt these workouts in your daily routine. Get started now!
