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Office workers, (or anyone who has a chair-ridden job), need a lot of movement. Why? Because moving around is good for you. Plain and simple. But there’s a problem with this: it requires getting up and moving around. Don’t you wish there was a lazier way to exercise?

Fortunately, Yoga Instructor Extraordinare Marcia Langenberg gives us a way to exercise without leaving our chairs: Yoga @ Desk.

Yoga @ Desk is a series of videos that show you just how to take your inherent laziness workspace limitations and carry it over into a physical activity.

Oh, and did I mention that moving around is very important? If you don’t move around enough, you can get blood clots. And these blood clots can shimmy up bloodstreams and head for the lungs or brain, and can sometimes be fatal. The image of me dying in my office chair is not a pleasant one.

I guess if I had to choose, my preferred device of death would have to be a Chipotle burrito. (I usually make it a point to tell this to anyone within earshot while at the blessed restaurant.) Yup, eating a tasty burrito and promptly croaking seems like the only way to go. But to each his own.

Yoga @ Desk [via Digital Inspiration]

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  • http://www.socialpacks.com Alex Ion

    I must say my chair is pretty comfortable and I do get up and do something every 20-30 minutes.

  • http://www.modern-worker.com Modern-Worker

    Illustration made this post pure gold :-)

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  • http://onejobtwosalaries.com/ William Profet :: OneJobTwoSalaries.com

    Yoga @ Desk is cool and is very good for the bloodstream, but nothing can replace the good old 2 hours in the gym! :))

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  • http://www.simpletruths.com Joe :: Simple Truths

    The illustrations on the page are priceless. And some of them look downright painful.

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  • http://myfreeyoga.com/ Free Yoga

    Love the picture…it immediately drew me in. LOL

  • http://myfreeyoga.com/ Free Yoga

    I love the picture..it immediately drew me in. LOL

  • http://myfreeyoga.com/ Free Yoga

    Love the picture…it immediately drew me in. LOL

  • http://myfreeyoga.com/ Free Yoga

    I love the picture..it immediately drew me in. LOL