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You’re busy, you put in a full day’s work, have an active family life, and you’re working toward a part-time MBA...
So, when do you find time to work out?
Lunchtime. It’s when some of your colleagues sit around eating toasted sandwiches or enjoying a few smoke breaks. Others will slip out for a quick drink, or try to catch up on emails. These people will struggle through the latter part of the afternoon, feeling foggy and rubbing reddened eyes.
Get those shoes on
Find a quiet corner in the office or shut your door for 30 minutes and get your sweat on.
- Start with arm and leg stretches to loosen the kinks.
- Then, grab the edge of your desk and bend over. Tense your stomach muscles and “pull” the tension outwards. “Wave” the stomach muscles outwards and in again. It’s an old yoga move, and like all yoga moves, it improves posture and makes sure all your organs are in the right place.
- Now for some push-ups: down you go. Start with your hands wide apart, further than your shoulders. Keeping your back straight, do three sets of 20, feeling the strain in your back muscles and chest.
- Next, move your hands directly beneath your shoulders and do another three sets of 20, ignoring the protests from your triceps and deltoids.
- Finally, the killer: move your hands inward so that your thumbs and index fingers form a triangle on the floor. Go for three sets of 20, keeping your elbows out to the side and feeling the pull in your inner chest muscles. There! Now didn’t that feel better than lunch at your desk?
