This is how you exercise more during work!

With these tips you will exercise more during work!

1. Use the time you have to wait

You just turn on the kettle or you are waiting for the printer to finish printing your documents. In this short time you can quickly do a few moves. We can already hear you thinking: “What do those 30 seconds make?” So a lot! Think of a few squats, lunges, jogging in place or stretching your arms. This is good for your blood circulation.

2. Weld in a move quarter with your colleagues

You can also exercise more during work together! Choose a large space or go outside with your colleagues. Turn on a timer and go for a 15-minute workout. Every day someone else takes charge and devises a number of exercises. This way you stay fit and more productive together! This may take fifteen minutes of your time, but you will earn this back by far with your fresh perspective when you return to the workplace.

3. Walk (over) as much as possible

Do you have to visit a colleague in another department or do you go to the toilet? Then take a detour. For example, go to the toilet on another floor or think of another route to get to your colleague. Also avoid as many calls and emails as possible if you can also walk to them. You can also purchase a headset. This way you can walk around while calling and you are moving again! And does a colleague ask if you want a cup of coffee? That's very sweet, but get your own coffee. Every step counts!

4. Sports and games during the break

Do you eat your sandwich sitting at your desk or in the canteen? This could be better. You can of course go for a walk during your break, but there are many more options that you don't think about so quickly. You may have a ping-pong table at work or a dartboard. This is not only fun during drinks, but also during breaks. Challenge your colleagues to a duel. And is the weather really nice outside? Bring a football or go badminton. Moving during the break doesn't have to be a hassle if it can be fun!

5. Exercises for behind your desk

Did you know that there are several exercises you can do without having to get off your chair? Perfect for behind your desk! Open YouTube and look for workouts you can do behind your desk. We are fans of it ourselves this video in which you can do yoga behind your desk! Simple and fast!

6. Install an app

There are plenty of apps that encourage exercise during the working day. So gives the Stand Up app! let you know when it's time to crawl out from behind your desk again. It is also good to download a pedometer. Do you see that you have taken few steps? Then you know what to do! Do some research and see which app suits you.

7. Standing and cycling agencies

You increasingly see desks that you don't just have to sit behind. This way you can think of the well-known standing desk. You can set these desks yourself, so you can decide during the day whether you want to stand or sit. In addition, there are more and more tricks, such as: bicycle office chairs or treadmills for behind the desk. This way you can move without it keeping you from your work. Do you like this, but is this not yet common for your employer? Time to look at the boss sweetly... ;)

8. You don't do sports after working hours alone

You have decided to really exercise after work today. But after such a long day at work, you don't feel like it anymore. That is why it is wise to have a stick behind the door. Agree with a group of colleagues (or friends) to exercise after working hours. This motivates you to go anyway. You can go to the gym, but also do jobs in a warm pool or yoga!