Office Workouts (calves)

Fitness tips: Office workouts Tapping your toes can make you run faster. You can do it almost with the click of the heels. Your gastrocnemius and soleus muscles (calves) help to flex your foot, while the Tibialis anterior, Extensor hallucis longus and Extensor digitorum longus (shin) muscles are right above your ankles. These two groups of muscles are some of the main movers in aiding you to push off and absorb the corresponding shock that is absorbed with each step. The stronger your muscles are in this area, the more you are able to exert and absorb power. That power is an important factor to helping you to walk and run faster. Office Workout: Try heel raises while standing at the filing cabinet. Use the filing cabinet for support as you lift your heels off the ground as high as you can while distributing your weight throughout all 10 toes. 2 sets of 20 reps should get your calves burning and get you ready for that quick jaunt off to the copier. While you are resting at your computer, try lifting your toes as high as you can . This helps to strengthen your shin muscles in the front of your leg which absorb a lot of the shock while running. Pick a song to hum to yourself or sing out loud (if your coworkers don’t mind) while you tap your toes along. Stronger calves and shin muscles help to create balance while you walk and/or run faster. Whether you are striding it out to the copier or tapping your toes at your office desk. Keep yourself healthy and try something fun each day.