6 movement snacks for desk workers

6 movement snacks for desk workers. If you sit 8 hours a day, these tiny breaks add up.

• Stand every 30 min. Interrupting sitting helps blood sugar and circulation. Source: CDC ↗
• Calf raises. 20 at your desk pump blood back from the legs. Source: CDC ↗
• Walk on calls. Pace during phone meetings to bank easy steps. Source: CDC ↗
• Doorway chest stretch. Opens shoulders that round forward at a screen. CDC
• Eye 20-20-20. Every 20 min, look 20 ft away for 20 seconds. Source: American Academy of Ophthalmology ↗
• Take the stairs. A free, repeatable dose of cardio. Source: CDC ↗

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Sources

• CDC

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