The human body is made to move throughout the day. A 2016 study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine estimated that prolonged immobility is linked to 430,000 all-cause deaths in more than 54 countries. You do not need to be part of the statistics. There are different types of exercises that you can do in your seat, and some even help burn belly fat.
1. Knee Tractions:
The Daily Health Post says this exercise is great for the lower abdominal and lower abdominals, which will help fight gastric fat.
To perform this exercise, you must be sitting in your chair and placing your feet on the floor at the width of the hip. Keep your back straight, lift your knee towards your chest. Then bring your arms to your shin; this will give you a bigger stretch with your lower abs.
2. Double elevation of the knee:
This exercise will also work on your abdominal muscles. Start by sitting on your chair with both knees touching. If you can, place your arms and hands on the armrests of the chair.
If the chair does not have armrests, hang-bones hands to the seat of the chair. While keeping your back straight, lift both knees up to your chest. Then lower your feet to the ground, but make sure they do not touch it.
3. Oblique traction:
This is a modified exercise of double elevation of the knee. Just like the double elevation of the knee, start sitting with your hands and arms on the armrests. Begin to lean to one side of the chair so that some of your buttocks come off the chair while lifting both knees to your chest. Repeat this with the other side of your buttocks.
4. In contact with the floor:
This exercise will help reduce fat in the hips and sides. It is relatively simple to achieve. Start by sitting on your chair and placing your feet on the floor.
Straighten your arms at shoulder height. Then start twisting your torso and leaning forward to touch your left toes with your right fingers. Always make sure your arms stay still when you do this. Do exactly the same movement with your other arm.