Stay active at work

If you’re an office worker, you’ll know that it can be difficult to stay healthy and active throughout the day, especially if you’re sat behind a desk for your whole shift and then spend your evenings running around after the children. Lack of activity during the day is one of the major causes of poor health, so here are a couple of ways you can move more during the working day.

If you can get out and about during your lunch break, go for a short walk.

Offer to do the tea run.

Rather than shouting across the office at your colleague, get up and walk to their desk to speak to them.

If you can, spend some time standing up at your desk rather than sitting down.

Take the stairs instead of the lift where possible.

Do some desk exercises, like leg lifts or see if you can swap your office chair for an exercise ball for core strength.

Park further away or get off the bus a stop earlier and walk the rest of the way to get your steps up.