Squeeze It In!

I sit at a desk all day, either on the phone or computer, often both.  Most days, I can feel my butt getting mushier with each passing minute.  Sometimes I stand up while I'm on the phone, hop from one foot to another, or try to pace around the 4x4 space as best I can.  But now....

I can SQUEEZE IT IN!

www.squeezeitin.com is a really cool website - with photos and videos - to show you how to fit exercise into your daily life.  Here's a quote from the site:

"SqueezeItIn.com is a whole new way to think about exercise. With SqueezeItIn.com every chore, every errand, everything you do is an opportunity to get firmer, slimmer, stronger. Missing a day at the gym doesn’t have to mean missing a workout when you learn how to SqueezeItIn.com."


There are exercises you can do while you're in the car, cooking dinner, on the playground, and best of all, while you're at work!  Here are a couple of my favorites that are great when you're on the phone for long periods of time:  Squeeze Backs & Countertop Pushups.
  
I came up with my own exercise - I call it "Sitting On Air Instead Of Your Chair":

This move is basically just a wall sit.  Find a wall (a solid wall, not a cubicle wall, and preferably not in a high traffic area), lean your back against the wall, and slide down until your thighs are parallel to the floor and your knees are at a 90 degree angle.  Hold til it burns!  Stand up, shake it out, repeat a few times until it's time to go back to work.  Hmmm...I might need to write to the Squeeze It In folks to suggest this one!

NOTE: One thing that really helps if you're a desk jockey is to invest in an inexpensive wireless headset for your desk phone, which keeps your hands free to do other things, like Pushing Paper.  Unfortunately, it also makes you look a bit like a telemarketer...