Even though working from your chair or office work has its benefits, sitting for a long time can hurt your body. A review of 47 scientific research projects indicated that people who experience prolonged sitting can suffer from cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, and obesity.

And we are happy to inform you that you can do some exercises from your chair at your work. You will enhance your energy levels thanks to the use of these exercises thus feeling fresh and vigorous. They will help you with the digestion, with melting the fat and strengthening the abdominal muscles.

1. KNEE TO CHEST LIFT
Strengthens abdominal muscles, improves digestion, and helps to burn fat.

What Should You Do:

Sit down on a chair. Without touching the back of the chair keep your back straight.

Keep your feet on the floor hip-width apart.

Keep your back straight. Lift your right knee, and pull it to your chest. Keep your belly sucked in.

To better stretch, your lower abdominal muscles put your hands on your shin.

Repeat 20-30 times by alternating your knees.

2. DOUBLE KNEE LIFT
Here all your belly muscles work effectively and gently at the same time.

What Should You Do:

Keep your legs together.

Hold the sides of the chair with both hands.

Lift your knees and pull them to your chest while keeping your back straight. Your abdominal muscles should be tensed.

Put your feet down, but don’t touch the floor. Repeat 10-20 times.

3. DOUBLE KNEE LIFT COMBINED WITH BODY SIDE BENDS
Shapes your waist. Oblique muscle workouts help to burn fat from the sides of your belly.

What Should You Do:

With a straight back sit on the chair edge. Hold the chair tightly with both hands.

Bend your body to the side, and sit only on one glute.

Keep your legs together, and as described in Exercise 5lift both knees to your chest.

Return to your original position, and bend to the other side. Repeat 10-20 times on each side.

4. BENDING
Helps to burn fat on the belly sides and hips.

What Should You Do:

Keep your feet on the floor. Straighten your arms at the level of your shoulders.

Turn your upper body to the right, bend, and touch your left foot with your right hand.

Stay in this position for a while.

Return to the original position. Now, touching it with your left hand bend to your right foot.

Repeat 20-30 times, alternating sides with each bend.

5. BODY LIFT ABOVE THE CHAIR
Burns fat fast. Makes your belly, back, and shoulder muscles toned. You can use a chair with arms to increase the exercise intensity. Make sure that your chair is not a rolling one.

What Should You Do:

Hold the arms of the chair tightly while sitting on the chair.

To make your hips and legs hang in the airLift your body above the chair. To raise your knees to your chest use your abdominal muscles.

Stay in this position for at least 15-20 seconds, then slowly return to the original position and have a short break. Repeat the exercise 4 times.

6. KNEE TO ELBOW LIFT
This exercise is really good for your waist. It makes your oblique and lower abdominal muscles work out. Make sure your knee meets your opposite elbow to do it right. At that moment, your upper body should slightly turn.

What Should You Do:

Without touching the back of the chair sit on the chair with a straight back. Put your hands behind your head.

Lift your right knee to your chest. At the same time, bend your left elbow to meet your knee.

Return to the original position. Repeat 15 times. Change the knee and elbow, and repeat another 15 times. Try to make 4 series of each 15 lifts.