Welcome to the Get Fit Guys quick and dirty tips to slim down and shape up. My name is Ben

Greenfield and I'm the Get Fit Guy. Have you ever finished a long day of work and just felt too

tired to go to the gym and exercise? How about frustrated by feeling as though you simply can't stay fit,

gain muscle, or lose fat because you're sitting at a desk in your office all day? The fact is,

just because you're at work all day doesn't mean you can't stay fit and trim. You just have to

make simple lifestyle and work habit adjustments. So in today's episode, you're going to get

four ways to stay fit in your office, along with my top corporate wellness and workplace fitness

tips, and learn how to create a physically active workplace. Let's look at what happens

when you can't exercise at work.

The costs of an inactive or sedentary workforce is significant.

Businesses lose an estimated $61.2 billion annually due to preventable employee illnesses,

and slowdowns or lost productivity caused by illness on the job may count for up to 60% of employer health

care costs. An illness isn't the only variable affected by physical fitness or lack thereof.

Injuries matter too. According to the Wellness Council of America, lower back injuries

alone cause employees to miss nearly 100 million work days annually.

Of course, these may just seem like corporate bottom line figures to you, and ultimately,

I bet you're far more concerned about not growing a big bottom at work than you are about

improving the company's bottom line, even though that's important too.

So let's jump in and learn how you

can stay fit in your office without having to actually step out and drive to the gym.

Number one, a standing workstation. When you stand, you not only upregulate your metabolic rate,

but you increase the activity of fat burning enzymes. In addition, if you're

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