It seems comfortable to just sit at your desk throughout the day and carry on with your office work uninterrupted. However, studies show that a deskbound career radically increases your propensity to put on weight. Prolonged inactiveness can actually kill you slowly and silently. If you can’t change your job, you can certainly include some easy activities in your daily office routine to prevent the pounds from piling on.

Always have a heavy breakfast before leaving for office. This provides you with all the energy you need and keeps you satiated for long. This ensures that you no longer succumb to mid-morning snacking urges. Even if you are snacking, carry healthy food like energy bars, whole grain crackers, nuts or even low-fat yoghurt. All these foods boost your body’s metabolism and help in speedy burning of accumulated fat. Instead of soda, drink plenty of water. At the cafeteria, avoid coffee with cream; instead have it black or with skimmed milk.

Carry lunch from home. Prepare something quick and easy such as chicken or turkey sandwiches and simple salads without the dressing. If you are already following a meal replacement diet program, carry your customized pre-portioned lunch to office. Avoid the processed food dished out by most office cafeterias.

A brisk walk is one of the best ways of keeping in shape. Whenever possible, get up from your seat and take a walk. Carry around documents yourself instead of relying on somebody else. Use stairs instead of the elevator. If you are not carrying lunch, walk to some nearby place which serves wholesome unprocessed food. Apart from the walk, the healthy food also means less fat deposition in your body. Park the car a few blocks away from your office and walk the remaining distance.

If you don’t mind the stares from colleagues, you can do simple exercises using office furniture like your desk or chair. While sitting on your chair, spread out your arms akimbo and lean on either side as much as comfortably possible. Another quick workout is where you just raise your arms and circulate them in clockwise and anti-clockwise circles. Butt squeezes are another simple exercise which you can do while sitting. Just squeeze and release your butt muscles several times. This is one of the best methods to prevent fat accumulation in your hind areas.