2. Climb the corporate stairway.

                Walking on flight of stars burns six calories. So if you work on the sixth floor and go up and down twice a day, that’s 120 calories – 600 in a work week. In one month, you’ll burn 2,400 calories, or almost three-quarters of a pound.

3. Let it flow.

                Feng shui is based on an ancient Chinese belief  that you can arrange you surroundings to unblock stagnant chi, or energy. “ At the very least, it can reduce stress,” says Deborah Gee, the producer and host of PBS’s Feng Shui. “Make sure your back isn’t to your office or cubicle entry. If that’s not possible, place a mirror on top of your computer to draw chi in to the space and reflect it back to you.”

4. Be ergonomically correct.

                Sit at arm’s length from the computer monitor, with upper arms at your sides and elbows on your chair’s armrests. When typing, keep your wrists straight and neutral.

5. Get a handle on hygiene.

                Office bathroom are a breeding ground for germs. To keep bacteria at bay, grab a paper towel before you wash up, and place it under your arm. Soap up for at least 15 seconds, and rinse and dry hands with the towel. Then use it to open the door to exit. It may seem overly vigilant, but better a little neurotic than a lot septic.

6. Go off the see-food diet.

                “Studies show that food near you is eaten faster than food 10 feet away or in another room,” says Marion Nestle, Ph.D., head of the nutrition and food studies department at New York University. Since blinders might limit your career potential, make your cubicle a snack-free zone.

7. Take a lunch time-out.

                Stop multitasking while you eat. Mindlessly shoveling food into your mouth while answering e-mail and making calls may help you advance at work, but you may find yourself moving up the bathroom scale, too.

8. Get a leg up.

                “Sitting in one position for hours can cause edema, or swelling of the ankles,” says Howard Frankel, M.D., a nephrologist in Thetford, Vermont. No worries, though. “Elevating your feet for five to 10 minutes or taking a five-minute walk every hour or two will get the blood moving.”

9. Stop slumping.

                Give your lower back a break by sitting up straight in a supportive chair, says Isis M> Medina, a chiropractor in New York City. Lift your chest, square your shoulders, and suck in your stomach. There, now you’re sitting pretty.

10. Create an office-party policy.

                Seems like every week it’s someone’s birthday. That means cake. “Go ahead and have a small slice,” says Nestle. Otherwise, after 20 minutes of schmoozing and staring at the cake, you may break down and have a huge hunk (not to mention all the frosting you can scrape off the serving plate).