Top 5 Abs Workouts for Your Desk
No fewer than five coworkers had birthdays last week.
Each and every time, a plate of cookies or cupcakes magically appeared in the breakroom (and you couldn’t resist even once). Now that it’s Monday, you’re determined to start the week off right. With that goal in mind, you’ve committed to eating healthy, as well as adding physical activity to the mix.
Since you also have a huge project on your plate, however, you’ll need to be creative about feeling the burn without leaving your desk. To help you out, we recently shared our 10 Best Office Stretches and Office Exercises to Do at Your Desk, as well as our 5 Best Desk Yoga Stretches.
And if you want to really target your belly (and those cupcakes), here’s our best ab workouts to do at your desk:
Abs Exercises for Your Desk
1. Standing Cross Crunch
Standing at your desk with your feet flat on the ground, place your hands on the back of your head. With control, raise your left knee and touch it with your right elbow, then raise your right knee and touch it with your left elbow. Do three sets of 10.
2. Standing Side Crunch
Standing at your desk with your feet flat on the ground, raise your right hand toward the ceiling. With control, raise your right knee out to the side and touch it with your right elbow. After ten repetitions, repeat with the left side. Do three sets.
3. Standing Toe Touch
Using your left hand to steady yourself on your standing desk top, stand with legs straight, perpendicular to your desk, and place your right hand behind your head. With control, raise your right leg without bending your knee, and touch your toes with your right hand. After ten repetitions, repeat with the left side. Do three sets.
4. Desk Plank
Placing your forearms on your standing desk top, lean forward on your desk with your legs and torso straight. See if you can hold for one minute.
5. Sprinkler Twist
Sitting tall in your chair with your hands behind your head, twist to the left as far as you can go, hold for one second, then return to center. Repeat to the right. Do 20 sets.
We hope this set of desk exercises gives you a great abs workout…and helps burn off those cookies!
