Exercise at work (sore, muscles, gym, legs)

[victimofGM]

Have begun incorporating exercise into my daily work routine on the job. Work at a tall hospital. Twice a shift I must check equipment on three different floors. I take the elevator to the top floor to check equipment and then take the elevator back to first floor. I then walk up two flights of stairs to check equipment, walk up another two flights of stairs to check equipment, and then walk up as many flights as I can without holding onto the handrails nor struggling and then walk all the way back down to first floor. Have completed the first week and already feel a difference. Ultimate goal is to be able to go up all floors by stairs twice a day. Not only am I feeling a difference in my legs, I’m also feeling a difference in my abdominal muscles. Not using ha details means holding myself upright and balanced using stabilizing muscles.

[victimofGM]

Miscalculated. With the start of the second work week I tried to add an extra floor. First two days were a struggle to complete that extra floor. Left me feeling sore and weak. Took it easy for the past several days only doing the stairs once a shift and minus that extra floor. Will go back to the first routine until it becomes easy before adding the extra floors. Wife’s noticed my legs are changing shape even after less than two weeks.

[rya700]

I work in healthcare also (LTC)..when I wear my fitbit I can get about 3 -4 miles of walking in a 12 hr shift. CNAs I work with claim to log 5-6 miles in the same time frame.

[Robinwomb]

I have a desk job at work and sit a lot, so it is very important for me to take walks on my two 15 minute breaks, and I have done this daily for years. I walk outside around the parking lot several laps. There are sadly not many safe places to walk. I can walk somewhat inside but it's a sea of narrow aisles and cubicles with a lot of people coming and going. I also do simple stretches at my desk, and stretch with a theraband to keep from hunching my shoulders and back and straining my wrist and arm from using a mouse.

I also work out about 1.5 hours before work at a gym or my home gym (cardio, weight machines, free weights, calisthenics), and several days a week after work I take ballet classes, and on weekends I do some dancing on my own, and/or hike or canoe, snowshoe etc with husband. During warmer months I bike to work and home and count that as part of my exercise routine for cardio.