Sitting all day long at a desk does little for circulation, but setting a habit of regular activity is painless if you have a guide and are willing to try making the habit stick to get the best results.

Get up and away from your desk every 30 minutes

One of the easiest ways to keep your heart and brain rejuvenated is by supplying them with fresh oxygen. Getting up and walking around the office or house for a few minutes throughout the day helps the body burn off chemicals related to stress and tension.

When you don’t have time for a full yoga class or following along with your favorite yoga DVD, you can still benefit from the relaxing and rejuvenating benefits of regular yoga and regular exercise by taking just 5 or more minutes a day with one of the many exercises found on this site.

Making an Office Exercise Habit

They say that a habit takes three months to solidly form to the extent that we would feel strange to suddenly not to do the task or activity one day.

Try to choose a set time each day to spend on some form of stretching, cardiovascular or yoga exercise. It only takes 5 minutes a day to improve overall health and energy levels while working at the office.

Choose a particular time such as just after your morning break or just before lunch and get in the habit of taking 5 minutes for to explore some kind of exercise every day.

If you like how you feel try to increase and vary the amount and type of exercise that you do between work in the office. You may find that setting one or two window between each 5-10 minute yoga, stretching or meditation exercise has the best results.

For some people, having a longer period of exercise first thing when arriving at the office to work is the best approach. This morning office yoga time can help one to clear the mind and focus on the day’s goals.

Practicing daily yoga while working at home or office can improve mental clarity and quality of work, as well as discourage work related illness and injuries.

Stress is a huge culprit when it comes to work related injuries. The increasing need of people everywhere for stress reduction shows that long hours sitting at a desk is not the best way to maintain optimal health or feeling of energy.

Fortunately by making small changes to our daily routines by interjecting brief periods of stretching, reflection or simple motion, it is possible to give yourself much better odds at optimal health and stamina, mentally as well as physically.

Make office yoga as regular as the morning paper

Don’t look at these 5-minute sessions of exercise as an extra thing, but an important part of a cycle that keeps you healthy and ready to take on life’s challenges.

Regular daily yoga in the workplace has been shown to be effective stress reduction. Daily yoga or other physical or mental exercise spread throughout your day reduces the likeliness of fatigue related injuries.

When you feel your incorporated at least one 5-minute session a day and are ready for more, try alternating between the various meditation, yoga, stretching and qigong exercises detailed on this site.