6 simple exercises to release your tension and improve your posture from the comfort of your desk.
Feeling cramped and stiff sitting at your desk all day? During a long day at work it can be difficult to find time to stand up and move around. Whilst taking a walk during your lunch break can be a great way to get moving, having some simple exercises to do at your desk can be helpful to release that ongoing tension and stiffness from sitting down for long periods and it can also improve poor posture. Why not try these 6 simple exercises to release your tension and improve your posture from the comfort of your desk.
Seated march
-Sit upright and raise one knee at a time alternating sides
-Continue this marching pattern for 30 seconds
Seated cat-cow
-Sit upright from your chair extend your arms out in front and curve your spine back towards the back rest of your chair
-Come back up to your initial upright position and then push your chest out and arch your back
Repeat 5 times
Seated twist
-Sit upright and rotate to one side using your arms to hold on to the back rest of your chair and hold for 20 seconds
-Return to your starting position and then rotate the other direction
Repeat 5 times
Pull aparts
-Sit upright with your arms extended out in front of you in level with your chest
-Squeeze your shoulder blades together and push your arms apart as far out the side as comfortable
Repeat 5 times
-Scap retraction and depression
Sit upright and extend your arms above your head
Slowly pull your arms down, squeezing from your shoulder blades until your hands are beside your shoulders
Repeat 5 times
Don’t kiss me
Sit upright and look straight ahead, pull your chin in towards your neck (as if to avoid a kiss!)
Slowly release back to your initial position
Repeat 5 times
