SumoSalad fitness coach, Amelia Burton, reveals 7 easy steps to get trim at the office
Tag along!
No money? Don’t even like coffee? Tag along with your friends for a coffee break anyway. The stroll will give you a kickstart to your day and give you some fresh air and natural light. Oh, and you’ll probably find out some office gossip. Win – win.
Ditch the elevator
Use the stairs instead of the elevator. If your office is on the 20th floor, walk up 3 or 4 and then take the elevator. You use more than 200 muscles to climb a single stair. Just image the calories you will burn if you do this everyday?!
Actively commute
Make getting to your office a challenge. Do you live close enough to ride a bike or walk to work? Both provide aerobic exercise which increases heart rate and burns calories. If you ride the bus to work, try getting off a stop earlier and walking the distance. Drive to work? Choose a parking space that’s further away, and walk the rest of the way.
Put that snack back
Step back and don’t take that snack. We all feel the 3pm snack attack come on, but if you have a substantial lunch, you can get through to dinner with no worries . Try lunches high in protein which are full of salmon, egg and lean beef and add low GI foods to your diet, such as vegetables and legumes that will keep you satisfied throughout the day. SumoSalad offer a range of options to keep you going, try their Chicken, Kale & Lentil salad.
Get some balls
Chairs are out, fitness balls are in. Go against the grain and switch your chair for an exercise ball. This will work your abs and balance. Oh, and it’s pretty fun too, just don’t fall off.
Cut the wires
Skip the email and hang up the phone. When you want to talk to someone in the office, make a point to walk up to them. Once a week, schedule one of your meetings over a power walk.
Go nuts
Join the coconut cult, and swap your soft drinks for coconut water. There are some great brands out there that contain no extra sugar, just 100% coconut water. Create a ‘snack’ drawer at work and fill it with almonds. Almonds deliver nutrients that will give you energy and keep your appetite fulled until your next meal.
Amelia Burton is one of Australia’s leading health and fitness experts. In 2010, she joined the Nine Network and is now the resident health and fitness expert on MORNINGS. Amelia has been in the industry for 14 years and a fitness nut her entire life- she has joined forces with healthy fast food outlet SumoSalad to put the spotlight on lunch, this summer.
