For many people, losing weight is a constant, twenty four hour a day, seven day a week battle. However, working a desk job forty hours a week takes a big chunk out of people’s time to exercise. If only there were ways to lose weight while seated, thus multi-tasking, people would be a lot happier.
Well, for people who want to lose weight but are stuck at a desk from nine to five, there are a few ways to keep those calories burning. For one thing, sit up straight. To sit up straight, rather than with your back against the chair, you have to use the muscles of your abs, and that means you are toning them, if only a little bit, while also burning some calories.
Also, by sitting up straight instead of slouching forward, you are using the muscles on your back, and this helps to tone and strengthen them and, you guessed it, helps to keep those calories burning.
There are other ways to lose some pounds and tone your muscles while seated. Flex and relax your muscles from time to time. You can flex any muscle group while seated, from you feet right up to your eye brows, and this always helps to burn some calories off, even if it is only a few.
Also, instead of going to grab some coffee and a donut during your break, take a walk around the office or even the parking lot to keep the muscles going. Another simple and enjoyable way to lose weight is to laugh; share a joke with your friends and co-workers to have a good laugh and burn some calories.
If you want to buy something to help lose weight, there are belts that rap around your stomach and flex your muscles with shocks of electricity. These seem to work to varying degrees of effectiveness; they are highly recommended by some while referred to as total wastes of money by others. Do some research before buying.
One way that is proven effective, however, is to replace your desk chair with an exercise ball. Sitting on a ball of that type will help you with your posture and will ensure that you burn calories just by sitting still.
However, you can not merely burn weight and calories by sitting around the office. A change in diet is very helpful to lower your calorie intake and to make sure the calories you do consume are productive ones. Furthermore, exercise is very important. Don’t count on a few tricks around the workplace to help you maintain your physique. You do need to go out for a jog, a walk, a bike ride or some time at the health club or gym.
However, a few little changes to your habits around the office can help you keep losing weight and toning muscle while you are grinding away at your desk. That should be great news for most Americans who have jobs that are not physically exerting but that tend to demand enough time to make it hard to be a regular at the health club.