Everyone wants to lose weight, one way or another I’m sure you’ve experienced this at one point in your life. While I completely understand not everyone has the time to go training for a full time marathon or even has enough energy left from the workday to go to the gym to burn fat off that belly, weight loss is an important after effect of a good workout. True enough a great diet and proper clean eating will also help you burn fat, there’s nothing like a good workout to make sure you get rid of that unwanted belly and since you can’t tear yourself away from the office for an hour or two, I’m happy to share some office techniques that will get you the weight loss you been dreaming of in those somewhat boring meetings.

1.Pacing or walking – There are a lot of people who pace around the office because they are worried or are thinking, which is pretty good but what if I told you this also works as a mini cardio session for you? If you want to burn fat, walk around as much as you can. Going up a floor or two? Take the stairs. Need to do some creative thinking? A quick pace around your table is an ideal brain starter. Aside from the bonus of weight loss, it makes you look like you are in super deep thought about a certain project, maybe even brooding, a complete win-win situation.

2.Meeting leg lift session – During meetings, especially the long winded ones that tend to take forever, take the time to burn fat a little. On your big comfy meeting chair, make sure to not lean but still have a straight back, keep both feet gently on the floor while making sure to have a steady hold on the chair, I make sure my hands are to the side for extra support. Now gently lift both feet off the floor maybe a couple of inches, hold it as long as you can and feel your body tense a little at the workout. This will not only burn fat for you but the extra focus will keep you awake during the meeting, however make sure to keep paying attention as you might miss anything out.

A discreet little leg workout during long meetings won’t hurt.

3.Paper pusher or table pusher – If you have a nice, sturdy table this workout is perfect for you. First take a look around if you feel silly for doing an obvious exercise at your table, which you shouldn’t really, but if you do fine, make sure the coast is clear and stand up. Place both hands at the edge of the table and lean forward, try not to bend your knees as much as possible and from there, do a standard push up against the table. Just repeat this a few times and you can feel your body burn fat as you get further into your reps. Be careful not to lose your grip and hit your head, as I’m pretty sure that smarts quite badly.

4.Park runner – Chances are you have a rather multi-level car parking area that you leave your car in, assuming you do take a car at all. Given that to burn fat a little more than usual, don’t take the closest parking you can find, in fact do the exact opposite: take the farthest parking possible. From there take stairs on the way down and back up when you sign off for the day, the extra steps is good for your body and the stairs are an extra fat burner. Should you be taking the train or bus, try stopping a station or two earlier and make the rest of the way by foot, the weight loss is your extra reward. Make sure to allot for extra walk time though, you don’t want to be late.

5.Take a long lunch – No, wait, not a long lunch, I meant a long way to lunch. If there’s a fast food place right across the office and a lovely bistro a few blocks down, choose the bistro. Always choose the bistro as compared to a fast food restaurant. Not only will the extra walk help you burn fat, but fast food isn’t good for you and is a horrible detriment to your weight loss goals. Besides who wouldn’t want a nice fresh salad with fresh ingredients for lunch after a busy morning in the office? I’d love one right now actually.

6.Help the mailroom – By some chance, is there a rather large parcel that the young and a little underweight intern seems to be having trouble with? Why not give him/her a hand? Not only will you become someone’s hero, you’ll also burn fat while you are giving a lending hand. You can also get to know other people in the office when you help deliver the mail, with the additional weight loss it’s an awesome mini workout wouldn’t you say?

Not literally a workout at your desk, but an addition to this healthy habit, park your car at a more distant spot when you have ample of time. Squeeze in that walking routine in your busy schedule.

7.Quitting time yoga – It’s finally time to clock out, and yet here you are rendering overtime for another report. No problem at all, take a few minutes to stretch yourself out and burn fat while handling some of your stress. Time for some simple yoga moves that will be a sure way to calm yourself down after a stressful day and is a great workout that you can do at the office. 

8.Half hour runner – Desperate times call for desperate measures, if you really want to burn fat and get ahead of your weight loss, take 30 minutes of your lunch for a quick run. Not only will you end up eating less during lunch, you will get extra sweat before the workout to rush out the door and get back into the office and dress back up. Be weary of eating too much with your shortened break however as you might have a heavy belly before running and could hurt yourself.

So these are just some of the things you can do to burn fat while you are in the office, while some of them are technically on the way to your desk or away from your desk, I’m fairly sure if you want to get on your weight loss goals, these are just a handful of things you can do. Pair it up with a regular healthy diet and some clean eating, and for sure you will be on the way to your ideal body weight. Stay healthy!