Stay Slim At Your Desk With These Tips From SkinnyOffice

Don’t have time to make it to the gym today? Try these exercises to build muscle without having to leave the office. 1. Remember wall sits from middle school gym class? Try doing them at work by leaning against a wall with your knees bent and your feet a few inches away from the wall. Hold yourself in this position as long as you can. 2. Work your shoulders and triceps by sitting up straight in your chair with your arms extended behind you. Squeeze your arms in against the back of your chair and release. Repeat 15 times, or until you have a pressing Gchat to respond to. 3. Do some simple leg extensions and not even your nosiest co-worker will notice that you’re toning your thighs right under your desk. While keeping your quad muscle flexed, extend your right leg until it’s level with your hip. Hold your leg in front of you for a few seconds and then repeat on the other leg. 4. If you work in the rare but luxurious type of office where you have a few feet of space between the back of your chair and the desk of your closest co-workers, put your hands on the edge of you desk, your feet behind you, and do push-ups against your desk. 5. Everyone from Oprah to French weight-loss guru Pierre Ducan (rumor has it the Middleton girls stuck to his diet for their pre-royal wedding slim downs) touts the benefits of always taking the stairs. So if you are too humiliated to turn your cubicle into a makeshift weight room, burn some calories even before you get to your desk by climbing a few flights up to your office. There are no excuses to take the elevator—not even if you’re wearing 6-inch stilettos. [Photo via Paper]