Fitness 9 to 5: Easy Exercises for the Working WeekThe latest trend in fitness for the overworked and underexercised? The office cubicle, of course! Fitness 9 to 5 is the perfect antidote to long hours hunched over a desk and missed dates with the gym. This handy book features 75 quick and easy exercises that can be performed discreetly while sitting at a desk, standing at a file cabinet, and even on the morning commute. Coffee Pot Curls in the kitchenette build up biceps, while Stairwell Bun Blasters are sure to improve the bottom line. And stress-busters for tired eyes and wrists keep computer fatigue at bay. A calorie count is provided for each exercise, so it's easy to see how simple changes can shed pounds. With charming illustrations and step-by-step instructions, Fitness 9 to 5 is the best defense against the office candy jar. |
Contents
CHAPTER 2 Prework Workouts | 13 |
CHAPTER 3 Morning Starters | 41 |
CHAPTER 4 Lunchtime Energizers | 81 |
CHAPTER 5 Afternoon Slump Survival | 95 |
CHAPTER 6 Evening Stress Busters | 137 |
Acknowledgments | 160 |
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14 pound 16 calories 16 23 pound 3.2 calories 50 calories 50 50 calories X 50 weeks 71 pound 800 calories a a a o a a a o o o o a abdominal muscles adding one minute arms Breathe deeply burns 1.1 calories burns 2 calories calories 2,500 calories calories 50 calories calories 800 calories per pound calories x 50 chair chest days per week eight to twelve fingers fingertips Inhale Keep your shoulders knees lift lower back Maintain good posture minute of sitting minute of standing minute of stretching minute per day palms facing Place your hands posture page 36 pound By adding pound By sitting Relax your shoulders Repeat reverse curls SECRETS OF SUCCESS shoulders relaxed side sitting actively burns squeeze standing burns starting position stretching burns 3.2 support your lower thighs thirty seconds Tighten your abdominals torso twelve repetitions x 5 days x 50 weeks