office based physical excercises

Here are few excercise for executive which can be done while in office. Kindly feedback if you know any more of them.

OFFICE / DESK EXERCISES
In case, executive do not get the time in the morning or evening due to hectic non-office hours duty, here are three simple exercises one can do during work hours in his/her office.

1. Twist
· Sit straight on your office chair
· Slowly rotate torso to the right till the right hand reaches behind
· Catch the top right corner of chair with right hand
· Now move the left hand as close as possible to the right hand
· Hold on for fifteen seconds
· Repeat four to six times, on each side
Benefits: Body relaxation.


2. Tummy Twist
· Stand with feet approximately three to four feet apart
· Hold bent elbows down at sides with fists up
· Lean slightly forward and twist sideways with elbows leading the movement
· Keep twisting for thirty to forty five seconds.
· Do at-least three to six sets
Benefits: Relaxes and tones the trunk muscles.


3. Deep Slow Breathing
· Sit in the normal pose on the chair. Upper body shall be straight and still. Palms shall rest on the knees.
· Slowly tuck in the stomach from the naval region while gently and breathing out via mouth
· Gently and completely breathe in via nose while slowly restoring the stomach to its original position
· Hold on for five seconds
· Repeat the cycle for at-least five times (preferably twenty times)
Benefits: Relaxation and stress reduction.