I was at the office the other day and noticed that I was getting really fatigued. I tried standing up from my chair and moving around a little but I was very tired and my mind was full of a bunch of things that I had to get done. I was also really stiff from sitting in my chair for the couple of hours that I was already at the office.
I took a quick walk to the bathroom to put some water on my face and while I was standing in front of the mirror, I did 15 body-weight squats and 20 countertop pushups. This immediately woke me up, cleared my head and brought my focus back in seconds. I did this four or five times throughout my day and each and every time I did it, I had the same great results.
Since I wrote this, I have added some new movements to this workout.
- Countertop planks where you hold the top of the countertop pushups for 30 seconds or so.
- Standing side leg raises, where you hold the wall with on hand and bring you straight leg up to the side.
- Wall slides for shoulder mobility where you start facing the wall, with your arms bent, forearms touching the wall in a vertical position and you slide them up, keeping contact with the wall and then back down to the starting position.
- Wall sits, where you put your back on the wall, in a squat position, and hold it for some time.
If you try this at your work, make sure that the bathroom floor isn’t wet and that would do not slip when doing the squats. The reason that I didn’t do regular push ups is because I was not putting my hands on the bathroom floor. I did the countertop pushups by putting my hands on the edge of the sink counter and my feet stayed on the floor.
You don’t have to do this in the bathroom, you can go outside on your break and not only get some fresh air but a good workout too.
Use your imagination for the movements that you are doing and start small. If you do only one movement per bathroom or work break, you will be one step closer to your fitness or mobility goals.
Some people might think you have some type of intestinal or bladder issue but only you will know that your are getting in better shape and clearing your mind every time you walk into the bathroom.