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Hey guys, this week
we're at the Runtastic
headquarters in Austria
and today I'm gonna find some hard-working Runtastics to take a quick break to do some "deskercise."
Alright, I'm gonna bug Robert, part of our iOS development team.
Hey Robert, would you mind switching out your chair
for this stability ball?
Okay, I'll give it a try.
It will help take some strain off your low back as well as engage your
core.
Alright, there you go - back to work!
Okay, so we're here with Susana, she's part of the marketing team for Mexico and Spain
and I know she's really busy right now so we're gonna have her do some
seated calf raises in order to work her calves a little bit
while working really *** the computer. Alright, Susana, so you can stay seated
maybe scoot back just a little bit, keep your feet
about hips-width apart and you're gonna lift your heels up and hold it for about
two seconds.
And then back down. And you're gonna go for 20 repetitions to really feel your calf
muscles work.
- Nice work! How do they feel? Good? - Awesome! - On to the next one!
Okay, so now we have David, he's part of our web development team here at Runtastic and
were gonna get him
to work out his guns.
So, we're gonna work out your biceps with some quick and easy bicep
isolations that you can do just sitting at your desk.
So, palms up and hands underneath your desk - and get yourself a little bit of
pressure upward, counting to one, two, three, four, five -
release! And again!
One, two, three, four, five - release! And again, one, two, three,...
four, five - release! And you're gonna repeat that for about 20 times to really work out your muscles.
Awesome! Alright, back to work!
Okay, next we have Lilli, she's part of our customer support team
here at Runtastic, answering all the questions that you guys have
and we're gonna get her to work her legs and open up her hips with some
tap squats using her office chair. So, if I can get you to stand up
and slide your chair back just a little bit... you're gonna do a normal squat except that you're not gonna
sit
all the way back into your chair - you're just gonna go all the way down until
the backs of your legs tap and then stand right back up. Here we go!
As you can see her chest is up which means her abs are engaged.
Nice work, girl!
Five - let's go to ten! Six, seven, eight, nine
and ten!
- Awesome! Nice work! - Thanks!
Alright, now we have Alex from marketing & PR and we're gonna get him to do some
desk push-ups, yeah? Okay!
Put your hands down on the desk here, make sure your abs are
engaged, bend your elbows all the way back and come all the way down, as far as you can. Let's go for 20!
One, two, three
four, five, six, seven
eight, nine, ten
eleven, twelve, thirteen
fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, seventeen
eighteen, nineteen, twenty!
- Alright, back to work! - Yeah!
Alright, so there you have some simple but effective exercises that you can do at your
desk. And don't forget to leave comments and let me know what you think
and encourage at your office to do these exercises as well.
And don't forget to
subscribe to the Runtastic Fitness channel!