Stretches That You Can Use at the Office 01/01/2011
Your body tenses up simply by being in the office all day. This can lead to all kinds of problems. You are going to have to stretch yourself out, to loosen up all the tension built up in your body. Stiff neck, sore back, poor blood circulation in your lower body are some of the most common problems at the office. Your body is meant to be dynamic, constantly moving. Sitting in a chair obviously will not do that for you. Looking at the screen for long periods of time will put strain on your eyes as well. The sedentary lifestyle surprisingly can create all kinds of problems for you. I have here a list of stretches that you can easily incorporate to your daily life to help alleviate your workplace stress. 1. Stretching your Back Your spine compresses because you are hunched over for most of the day. You can create an arc with your back by placing your hands on your lower back and leaning back to alleviate this issue. This will stretch out your spine into its original length. The reason why you feel so much pain to begin with is because sitting in a chair will pinch the sciatic nerves in your lower back, and doing this will definitely alleviate it. 2. Stretching your Eyes To fix the eye strain you get from looking at the screen all day, the best thing can is to close your eyes for a second. Pretend you are looking a clock, then focus on each number on the clockwise motion, 1 though 12. This will stretch out out your eye muscles. Afterwards, focus on looking at something far away so your eyes can get a change of distance. 3. Stretching your Hands Your joints may lock up from all the typing of the keyboard. To alleviate this pain, every hour or so, remember to give yourself a nice stretch. Simply getting your hands off the keyboard for awhile and just shaking it out will help you relieve yourself of this stress. To further help your hands out, have your hands loose for second and roll your wrists forwards and backwards in a circular motion. A great tip is to make sure your wrists are not resting on the keyboard, to take off the unnecessary stress on your wrists. To help alleviate stress in your fingers, simply clench your fists tightly and then release, pulling your fingers all the way back. Repeat as many times as necessary. By the way, do you want to learn more about exercises you can do at the office to give you more exercise? If so, download my brand new free ebook "What it takes to be in shape at the office" here: http://www.inshapeattheoffice.com CommentsNathan 01/11/2011 06:35
A few months ago, we were trialling a system where we made everyone stand up at the same time and stretch, several times a day. I was called a sadist several times but the theory was that if everyone had been getting up and stretching together, if people wanted to do it by choice later, they'd feel less self-conscious. And it has actually worked, I have noticed people standing up, stretching, then sitting down again. Leave a Reply | Stay fit at work with
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