Many of us spend hours on end trapped behind our desks each day, fantasising about the healthy fit life we could be living if we just had a little bit more time in the day. Sure, we could wake up at 4 or 5 am to get that quick workout in; but when you’re still at the beginning stages of your fitness journey, well that seems like a bit of a stretch.

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Incorporating little exercises into your work day – without even leaving your desk – not only feeds your body bursts of energy to beak up the sedentary marathon you have going in your office chair, but it also gets the blood flowing, feel-good endorphins running, and even improves your focus. Isn’t that a win-win situation all around?

Here are a few simple exercises from Healthline, Very Well Fit, and Tiny Pulse to use while staying behind your desk:

Very useful for those who use computers a lot. This exercise is perfect for building strength from your wrist to your elbows.

The mighty gluteus Maximus, part of the three muscles making up the glutes is an important factor in keeping us upright, running, and pelvic alignment. so it’s important to keep it in tip-top shape

Sitting behind a desk for long periods can affect your lower back which can eventually lead to a tight back and loads of discomfort and pain.

Many of us hunch behind our desks which leads to excessive tension and tightness in our shoulder muscles.

This dynamic stretch targets the inner thighs, groin and hips to prevent or alleviate and tightness or tension that may have settled in this region.

This is a great exercise to strengthen the upper body.

After a stressful day behind the computer, this exercise will raise your heart rate while releasing tension.

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