Exercising While at Work on a Computer is Lighter Than a Regular Work out

Without going into the general and by now so well known benefits of physical exercise for our health, I will just describe the specifics of the benefits of exercising at work on a computer and that sitting for long hours in the same position can become dangerous -- they may be even life threatening -- more than just loosing fitness or getting overweight.
The dangers of blood clotting for people who sit for long hours in front of a computer is as serious and real as it is for the travelers that make long trips on planes and are at risk of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) -- that has led and can lead to sudden death.
The long hours of sitting in front of your computers in a position that prevent the free flow of blood in the legs are similar with those of someone sitting in the limited space of a plane seat and have the same effects.
It is not only about being overweight and weight loss but about matters of general fitness and a healthy lifestyle that includes working habits that I would like to put the spotlight on in this lens.

Not fatal but damaging still are the effects of the bad circulation of blood through your bodies on your mental and sexual capabilities.

Carpal tunnel syndrome, heart attack, spinal deformities, diabetes -- are all health problems that can be linked to long hours of sitting in the same position -- and this happens mostly when we are in front of the computers. The inactivity of the muscles during the time when we keep staring at the screen, reading, waiting, thinking, watching, writing, searching, all that in the same position slows down the flow of blood and that inhibits the action of the enzyme lipase responsible for the metabolic absorption of the fat into the muscles as fuel. The unabsorbed fat then re circulates in the system and eventually is stored as body fat or deposited on the walls of the arteries in the form of a bad cholesterol.

Lets take the exercises to work love handles as for a motivation to work out each group of muscles by a few easy movements. lets not ask every time: do 10 minutes workouts work? but rather just make them and see the results after a period -- you will be surprised!

People do not move for long hours because they simply forget moving.
Our attention is focused on what the wide web is bringing up at the click of a finger and it is so amazing! Information that we never thought about ever having access to, communication with people that we never thought of being able to know about things that we never knew to exist!
Or we simply are working on something that might be fascinating or just necessary -- it is all tempting, addictive and time is running even more than we generally thought it can. Sitting at the computer is the price we pay for this tool and it takes the toll of long hours of being focused on what we do and our physical fitness is the currency for it.
Every tool comes with safety advice. When we buy the computer, it never says anywhere that we have to move while we are sitting in front of it, so we don't. Doing light exercise is nowhere described in the manual of the machine.

These simple light exercises while at work will move all muscle groups -- enough to prevent blood clotting or the deposit of love handles.

1. Neck: Move your head forward, then backward, then to the left/right. Do not rotate your head as it might cause damage to the muscles if they are not warmed first.

2. Feet: Rotate your ankles, three times clockwise then three times anticlockwise.
Lift your legs on the ball of your feet and set them down a few times, then lift your legs on your toes -- this will move the muscles of your calves

3. Roll your shoulders forward three times then backwards three times. Lift your arms side wise and stretch when when your arms are level with your shoulder. This is easy exercising at work and it moves most of the muscle groups of the upper body. This suite is part of the back exercises at work.

5. Bring your wrists up to chest level;rotate them one direction and the other a few times. Stretch your hands and your fingers, then bring your fingers into a fist. Repeat a few times. Think about a motivation to work out -- it's easy!

These exercises for each muscle group are effective and are very simple. Make a habit of exercising at work every time you are waiting for a site to come up, for a program to open or simply when you remember. Every half an hour or so is recommended to stand and make a few steps, be it only around your station. Better even, go to the kitchen and have a glass of water -- this way you can implement another important healthy habit, the consumption of the recommended daily water intake of two liters. If you will do a few more moves in this time, stretch your body, move your joints, move your muscles, that is an added advantage not only to your health but also to your fine shape that you want to preserve. It is not a real workout but it is effective. This light exercise is a simple way that can keep you from the doctors away!

You can even loose weight by keeping in mind a few stretching moves and doing them periodically -- although the focus of this article is not on how to loose weight but more on how not to gain weight.