Aside from walking, what are some low intensity exercises do you do? I sometimes have to get up early to get to work, and have time to do some light exercises once I’m at work, but nothing that makes me super sweaty.

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Jose R.

I’ve had to do some physio for shoulder pain and they gave me some strengthening exercises to do with a resistance band. I do these at work, so maybe you could try some light weight/resistance exercises!

Everett F.

When I walk the dog in the morning I’ll do some squats and lunges while she’s smelling things. And at work I always take the stairs 2 steps at a time. It’s faster, stretches your legs more, and gives a little burst of effort. If you have 5 min in the morning, consider doing a Tabata session with a few different exercises. Sometimes I’ll do a run of pushups, squats, jumping jacks, and lunges with that. Google Tabata if you don’t know it.

Michelle T.

Planks, trees, chair pose... Basically, you can do little yoga workouts, as long as you don’t look too weird before your colleagues. =)

Arlene O.

I’ve got an app called 8fit and I have just started using it and I do challenging exercises I do it 2 times a week started from yesterday 👣

Isaac Z.

I like to practice Tai chi, doesn’t make you sweat, but give you a nice streach and kind of meditation and mindfulness in about 10 to 15 minutes. Look for workouts in you tube.

Willfried X.

I know it’s not what you’re asking but can you get up 15 mins earlier? My morning workouts became frequent when i prioritized ánd made them simple. I workout every morning using an app that makes custom strength routines that only take about 8 minutes. Youtube is full of routines that take that long. Good luck!

Iohana Q.

Sometimes I do squats at my desk. Figure out how many you can do in a row without breaking a sweat. Then space them out and do that many every hour or so. Also try to stand as much as possible during work if you’re able to. I park about a half mile away from work and walk before and after to/from my car. And of course always take the stairs when it’s an option.

Ritthy O.

Office yoga ^_−☆ Everyday yoga had some super fast stretches that help out a bunch. Also the Breathe app has some very brief mindfulness exercises/meditations as well as some very short yoga ones. Even if you don’t have mind to work out a short meditation can recharge and help you a lot. -Wolf

Pauline E.

Walk up and down the stairs. All you have to do is stay in movement find some weights. Streetch your body once in a while.

Richard A.

I sometimes do squats while I’m bathing since I don’t get enough time to workout in the morning. Also if you have some time in the morning before work you can go from a plank to a jumping squat and do 4 series of 10 repetitions.

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