Five gadgets to get some exercise in your cubicle

In case you’re not a regular gym visitor spending hours in office in front of your computer can affect your health in the long run. There are a number of problems associated with such long-hours sitting habits such as Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Spondylosthesis, Spinal Stenosis and repetitive muscle injury. In case you’ve already started to feel the back pain or pain in neck it’s high time to consider one of the equipment below at your workplace.

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TR1200-DT5 Treadmill Desk

Recent research shows that sitting all day in front of your computer without any physical activity may reduce your lifespan by few years. You can plug-in your computer to this treadmill and still walk on the treadmill. The speed of the treadmill doesn’t go beyond 4 mph as you might end up at the bottom if you try to multitask your work as well as exercise. You can adjust the height of the treadmill and won’t face any problems while trying to access the console even after having enough space for your workstation. We’re not sure if you can have this one in every office but is a good buy for freelancers who often are not bound by office limitations and culture. The treadmill comes at a price of $1499.99.

GymGym chair

GymGym chair gives an opportunity to stretch your muscles and relieve some tension at office with the help of bungee cords and Velcro straps. You can do 16 different core exercises on this chair that help work on arm, chest ,legs, back, shoulders, torso and gluteus. You’ll have to spend $599 in case you want to own this ergonomic exercise chair.

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Hand Fitness trainer

It’s your hands that do all the work in office and they need some exercise after you spend a day typing a lengthy report or churning out thousands of lines of code. The winner ofMedical Design Excellence Award, Hand Fitness trainer fills the void of equipment in the market that works on palm muscles. Sitting in front of computer with your hands on mouse for hours or typing continuously day after day can result in a number of problems such as osteoarthritis and repetitive-motion injuries. It can be worn just like gloves and all you have to do is try to move your fingers against the force of springs. You can adjust the level of resistance and 15-20 repetitions would do. The trainer costs you $29.95.

Gaiam’s Balance ball chair

The biggest cause of problems caused by sitting on chair all day is our inability to maintain correct posture for a longer period of time. Every now and then we all into our comfort zone which often is not the best way to sit. The balance ball chair helps you in maintaining the right posture by forcing your body to make small adjustments. It helps in improving your core strength and exercising your muscles while sitting. The balance ball costs you $79.98.

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Gamercize PC-Sport Stepper

Gamercize stepper will give you no chance to slack-out at office as it locks your keyboard and mouse when you do so. All you need to do is place it below your desk and put your feet on its steps. It offers 5 different levels of exercises in which the lowest levels ensure that you are not disturbed when not interested in exercise. The complete setup costs you around $187.

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