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Feature Civil ServiCe Club 18
MAke tHe office

youR gyM!

For many of us, the last thing we want to do is exercise after a day of juggling deadlines and a full workload. That unfortunately is why our waistlines
keep expanding, and pencilling in a gym session is just not possible!
Since we spend a large part of the day at work, why not make time during off ce hours to get your heart rate up? They say the workplace is your second
home, so there is no need to feel embarrassed at all. Best of all, you need not pay any membership fees!

1) Lift off 3) Squats at the photocopier
The beauty of this workout is that you do Spruce up this mundane task by doing some
not even have to get up. While ensconced squats. Squats work your big muscle groups
in your chair, lift your feet off the f oor until and not just your legs so your heart rate will
your knees are parallel to the ground. This is accelerate pretty quickly! Stand with your feet
called a leg extension. Feel the muscles of your apart and toes pointed slightly outwards. Each
quads contract. Up for a challenge? Put some time a photocopied page falls into the tray, lower
weights reams of paper, perhaps on the your upper body gradually until your hip joints
front of your ankles. are just past your knees. Keep the weight on the
heels and balls of your feet.

2) Sit-ups? How about sit-downs? 4) Hit the wall
Always longed for a set of rock hard abs but Make a beeline for the nearest wall and support
hated doing crunches? Well, now you can the weight of your body with your forearms. Lean
sculpt your abs while sitting down! In your in and push back out just as you are about to kiss
swivel chair, sit upright and lift your feet the wall. If you want to increase the intensity,
slightly off the ground. Place your f ngers on hold the position for a few seconds when your
the edge of your desk, just touching it. Engage biceps are engaged.
your core and turn your body from side to side
as you swivel your chair.

According to a 2009 study commissioned by UKTV Gold, laughing intensely for an hour can burn
off about 100 calories: the same amount of calories you burn after lifting weights for 30 minutes.
Neuroscientist Dr Helen Pilcher says when a person laughs, the heart beats faster and the abdominal
Bonus: muscles work hard, tightening the tummy in the process.
Laugh! Laughing also takes away your stress and lifts your mood. This is an exercise you can do anytime,

anywhere!