Upper body exercises that can be done anywhere

Today was not a banner day for me. After spending the bulk of my morning at one of Kaiser’s medical facilities, I found myself bound by red tape and a roll of time. This morning, while I SHOULD have been at my trainers working out, I was sitting in a small cramped room waiting for my dermatologist to grace me with his presence. Instead, I made use of my confined space and used it to my advantage. The first order of business, push-ups!

Using the wall in place of a germ-infested floor, I positioned my body as I would for a push-up on the floor.  While the resistance was less effective than a traditional push-up, I opted to up my reps.  The nurse immediately took notice of my forced workout breathing and lightly tapped to inquire if I was ok.  To her astonishment, I replied that I was squeezing in my workout under the circumstances of time and life.

The reason I wanted to share this story, was to let you know that you don’t have to be in a gym to engage your body and increase your muscle tone.  These simple exercises can be done while watching your favorite television show, or in my case waiting on a delayed physician to enter the room. Hey, they said no food or drinks in the waiting room, not exercise! 

Here is a video of how to properly execute these same push-ups that I did today!