Simple Ways To Stay Active When Working From Home — keep it simpElle

It’s probably been close to a decade since I left my desk based office job. One of my most recent office jobs actually made it quite easy to be active as I was constantly travelling to meet partners.

Ironically though, in that role, I barely found time to eat or exercise.

Being self employed / freelance has involved a lot of time on my laptop or computer, working from home. So nothing much has changed for me, except, there is very little freedom to be had outside of my home.

In previous years, I could hit 10,000 or 20,000 steps in a away but currently, hitting 2,000 is cause for celebration. If I run, or exercise though, that helps a lot. It’s crazy to see what a difference commuting and being out of the home made to our activity levels.

While many of us are now working from home, I updated this article to be relevant not just for desk jobs, but for those who work from their dining table, sofa, bed or desk in the corner of a room.

Here are some simple ways to keep active throughout your working day, when working from home:

1. Set A Reminder On Your Tracker

I feel like most people wear some sort of tracker these days — they don’t have to be expensive. And many trackers — or even mobile phones — now have functions where you can set a reminder to move.

I currently wear a Garmin Vivoactive 4s and it reminds me to move without me even asking! I also have a step goal for each which I think is adjusted automatically.

You can use that reminder to move as a chance to go and get yourself a glass of water / cup of tea which’ll also help to keep you hydrated.

2. Take A Walk (or Run) On Your Lunch Break

I know plenty of people didn’t take a lunch break when working in an office and if you’re working at home it sometimes can be a little more difficult to remember to stop.