Office Workout

I understand exercises are limited when simply working with body weight and the goal is to keep active in the office,
but how is working so much chest and shoulders preventing forward shoulder roll and bad posture when doing those exercises are further tighening those muscles promoting bad posture (in this situation)??

I get asked to design office programs for very busy folks all the time. I really appreciate all the great info here with this article. Very easy to follow and put together nicely. Thanks for such a great inspiration article.

Train Hard,

Gretchen
Fit Happens with Gretchen (Dallas, Texas)

Patricia, I understand your concern with your older clients. The best advice I can give you is to regress from the exercises you listed. Example; You can replace the Split Squat with Wall Sits; Replace Push-ups with Wall Presses (aka Wall Push-ups); replace Leg Raises with Planks. Now these exercises are a little different, but they will work the same areas as the exercises listed above. I hope I could answer your concerns, and "Thank You" for your comments towards my article. If you have more questions, you can reach me through Pt on the Net, or you can email me at Mgreenhouse@lff.com.

My clients that come to me with postural issues are often older, and are not doing pushups on chairs, ab leg lifts or split squats in the office. I found only a few of the exercises realistic for older clients who want some exercises they can do in their office to improve posture and relieve tension. I will keep looking.

Great article. I've only read one other office workout article that made any sense and that was written by Michael Greenhouse's personal training mentor. Looking forward to more educational articles by Mr. Greenhouse.

This was a great article!! The article was really easy to understand and very informative. There were exercises on the article that seem so basic, but I would have never have thought of them on my own. I look forward to an advanced office workout program. Wonderful article!

Tracie Farrell