Office Yoga

Yoga Tree Pose

Improve your balance

The book, Office Yoga, by Darrin Zeer, recommends that you try this pose just before going into a meeting or taking a call.

1. Remove shoes and stand next to a table or chair for balance.
2. Raise right foot up against the inside of your thigh.
3. Place right hand on your foot if the foot starts to slide down.
4. If you feel steady, place hands in front of your chest in a prayer position.
5. Feel the standing foot rooted into the ground.
6. Inhale and raise your arms overhead, keeping your palms together and stretching upwards through the fingertips.
7. Relax and breathe.
8. Stand straight and balanced.
9. Switch legs slowly.

Nap Time?

Some say that power napping is the key to success. Many businesses have recognized the tremendous payback to their employees when time is allowed for Power Napping. You too can run and run like the Energizer Bunny!

If you want to be able to go and go and get the job done.... you really need to stop and rest. Busy people often find that taking twenty minutes to a half-hour rest during a busy day will provide them with three or more productive hours to accomplish their goals and objectives. Take off for a 15- to 20-minute nap. Set a timer so you can relax without worry.

Wired magazine offers these tips for successful power napping:

• A survey by the National Sleep Foundation found that about 30 percent of people are allowed to sleep at work, and some employers even provide a place for employees to nap. If your place of employment isn't nap-friendly, consider taking a power-nap in your car.
• Have caffeine right before you nap. This may sound counterintuitive since caffeine is a drug and a stimulant, but it won't kick in immediately. Caffeine has to travel through your gastro-intestinal tract, such that it can take up to 45 minutes to be absorbed. Taking a caffeine nap in which 200mg of caffeine are consumed right before a 20-minute nap will not only improve your performance, but it'll also lessen how sleepy you feel once you wake up.
• Set an alarm to go off in 15-20 minutes.
• Close the door, post a do-not-disturb sign, turn off the phone volume - shut out the business world for the duration of your nap.
• Get up as soon as the alarm goes off. Sleeping for any longer than 20 minutes will be counterproductive.
• Follow the nap with brief physical activity.

Interestingly, busy people who schedule time to relax tend to experience enhanced clarity, memory and inner calm, and express greater pleasure in their jobs.

TradersInspiration.com reports that power napping can improve learning, memory skills, analytical skills, and can provide an energy boost.

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On My Toes!

The American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society suggests that it's important to keep our little piggies in good shape.

If you experience toe cramps, this is the exercise for you.

Toe raise, toe point, toe curl

• If necessasry, remove your shoes.
• Stand. Raise your body by putting your weight on your toes (standing on tippy-toe as we used to call it as children).
• Point your toes and try to put as much weight as possible on the tips of your toes (aka Ms. Portman). Hang on to the edge of your desk for balance if necessary.
• Curl your toes, placing your weight on the toe knuckles.
• Hold each position for five seconds. Repeat 10 times.

I Get By With A Little Help.....

Yep, Joe Cocker had it right......I get by with a little help from my friends.
Last Friday I worked out with Randy and was surprised he was able to burn twice as many calories as I was in about 1/2 the time. He's doing this interval training recommended by Jackie Warner. I told him I'd try it the next time we worked out together.

OH MY GOODNESS!!! It's very intense & I cursed Randy the entire time. However, I survived and it was a great workout. Before I knew it I was done - I think focusing on cursing at Randy & plotting how to track down this evil Jackie Warner helped the time pass also. Looking forward to a fun weekend starting out with dancing to the Superficials tonight.

3 mile marker

Ok - trying to remain consistent and doing my 3 miles each week on the same day. 4th week in a row! 3 miles today - so the rest should be down hill.....

Completed Field Events

Autumn just notified me I had completed all my field events! Yeah! I also found out there is a group walking at lunch time every day - which I'm going to try to join. Now, I'm headed to gym.

Happy New Year

Last week I realized I had already achieved my goals - walking 3 miles once a week, limiting fast food to once a week! It was easier than I thought & before I knew it I was thinking of adding more to my work-out routine. At this time, I'm walking at least 2 miles 4 times a week & 3 miles once a week. I also added 1-2 miles on the bike depending on time. I committed to either bringing in my lunch or going home for lunch. I'm going to strive for ZERO fast food in January. Looking forward to Kung Fu class!