Physical Exercises to Start Meetings

Many office workers find meetings dull, but you may be a bit more enthusiastic about your next meeting if you know it will start with a mini-workout. Exercising for 10 to 15 minutes before a meeting can improve your mood, increase your energy level and help you focus, which may result in a more productive session. The workout can include walking, stretching, balancing and more.

  1. Seated Jacks

    • Start your office workout with a cardio exercise that will increase your heart rate and burn a few calories without getting you sweaty. Sit up straight in a sturdy chair with your knees bent and together and your toes on the floor. Keep your arms by your sides with your palms facing forward. Move your legs out wide to the sides, flexing the feet so your heels are on the floor, and simultaneously extend your arms above your head. Return to the starting position. Complete 30 quick reps one to three times.

    Leg Lifts and Twist

    • Target your quadriceps, inner thighs and abs with a lift-and-twist exercise. Sit up straight, placing your tailbone at the edge of a sturdy chair. Extend your right leg in front of you, keeping the left leg bent at a 90-degree angle with both feet flat on the floor. Cross your arms over your chest, palms facing flat down. Activate your abs and twist your torso to the right, while lifting your right leg to the height of your left knee and squeezing the knees together. Complete 20 reps and repeat the exercise with the opposite leg. Do this one to three times.

    Skater Switch

    • Focus on your core, inner thighs, arms and shoulders with the seated equivalent of a toe touch. Sit up straight, placing your tailbone at the edge of a sturdy chair. Extend your left leg out straight to the side with your toes pointed away from you. Keep the right leg bent as you extend your knee to the right, with your foot flat on the floor. Lean forward slightly with your arms extended away from your sides. Twist the torso, reaching your left arm to the inside of the right foot while raising the right arm behind you. Quickly repeat the move on the other side to complete one repetition. Perform one to three sets of 30 reps.

    Recommendations

    • If you're conducting a meeting, remember that people have different physical levels. Make sure you include upper-body exercises that most people can perform, including people in wheelchairs, if necessary. The exercisers should only move to their levels of comfort. Modify the exercises based on your co-workers' attire, such as suits, skirts or high heels.