Free Desk Exercises for Triathletes – Mobility & Strength Guide

Free Desk Exercises for Triathletes – Mobility & Strength Guide

Spend long hours at a desk? This free guide gives triathletes simple mobility, activation and strength exercises you can fit into your working day.

Balancing training with work and everyday life can make it difficult to find time for additional mobility and strength work. If you spend hours sitting at a desk, short movement breaks can be a practical way to keep moving throughout the day.

The Free Desk Exercises for Triathletes Guide gives you exercises with videos, five example workouts and printable workout playing cards that you can take to work.

What's Inside the Free Desk Exercise Guide?

The guide includes five different routines designed around the demands of triathlon:

• Foot & ankle activation – including heel raises, tib raises, toe scrunches, toe yoga and foot circles.
• Neck & shoulder mobility – including neck movements, shoulder rolls, desk angels, thoracic extensions and seated cat-cow.
• Hip & quad mobility – with exercises including hip flexor stretches, figure-four stretches, quad stretches, glute squeezes and adductor stretches.
• Core & glute activation – including pelvic tilts, seated knee lifts, glute squeezes, oblique twists and seated marches.
• Desk-based strength – using simple bodyweight exercises such as desk push-ups, squats, triceps dips, wall sits, calf raises and planks.

Desk Exercises for Swimming, Cycling and Running

Triathlon places different demands on your body. The guide includes exercises that complement all three disciplines, from foot and ankle exercises useful for runners and cyclists to upper-body and thoracic mobility that can complement swimming.

These short routines are designed to complement your normal training rather than replace a dedicated strength and conditioning programme.

Perfect for Busy Training Weeks

You don't always need a long gym session to add more movement to your day. These exercises can be used as short movement breaks between periods of desk work, after meetings or whenever you have a few spare minutes.

The guide also includes five example workouts, making it easier to choose a routine rather than wondering what exercises to do.

Download Your Free Desk Exercise Guide

Ready to make better use of your working day?

Download the free Desk Exercises for Triathletes Guide and workout playing cards and start adding short mobility, activation and strength sessions to your day.

Want More Structured Strength Training?

Desk exercises are a useful complement to your training, but a structured strength programme can give you a more progressive approach to strength and conditioning.

I've created training plans for triathletes, runners, swimmers, cyclists and multisport athletes on TrainingPeaks and Final Surge.

Choose your preferred training platform:

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If you'd prefer your training to be built around your goals, fitness, available training time and lifestyle, I also offer one-to-one coaching.

Small, consistent additions to your day can make it easier to balance training, work and everyday life.