Does your desk job have you down in the dumps?

A few tips to get you through the day and feel good while doing it. Who says that you have to just sit there for eight hours a day? While you are there why not do something that is going to benefit you.

Tip 1- Replace your desk chair with a Pilates ball. This will help with your posture and help with your abs.

Tip 2- Buy a stress ball to squeeze through out the day. This will strengthen your grip and help fight carpal tunnel. Or you can buy a wrist builder, they are about 5 bucks and the same movement as the grip ball.

Tip 3- Buy or build a platform to put under your toes, while working do calf raises, raising just enough to work your calves.

Tip 4- Buy Pilates bands or strength bands. This will allow you to work out while at work. By running the bands under you chair you can do shoulders, biceps, triceps and some chest as well. This can also be accomplished with small dumbbells as well. If you get an ankle strap you can work legs as well with the strength bands.

Tip 5- Push your chair back, lean forward, grab the edge of the desk and do a push up. Put your hands about 6 inches apart and push up for inner chest. Put your hands wider, about shoulder width or farther then push up for outer chest muscles. This will work triceps as well.

Tip 6- While sitting straight in your chair tighten your stomach muscles and do a sitting crunch for abs. Same posture and muscles tight do a sideways crunch for obliques.

These are just a few examples of how to break the boring day sitting at your desk. While breaking the boredom you can also get a workout. As simple as these workouts are they can be very productive. So next time you are playing desk job at work get a workout.