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Work It Girl: Easy Wrist Stretches
If you work on a computer all day long, typing and mousing, you are at risk for developing carpal tunnel syndrome. One way to help prevent this painful overuse injury is to regularly take a break from work and stretch your wrists. Here is an easy stretch you should do often at your desk.
Work It Girl: Tricep and Shoulder Stretch
If you work at a desk all day, chances are your shoulders and upper back are tense from typing. Here's a great stretch to loosen your tight shoulders and triceps.
- Sit nice and tall in your chair.
Work It Girl: Wrist Stretch
If you spend the majority of your days at a computer typing and mousing, chances are your wrists are not loving it. It's so important to give them a rest, so try this wrist stretch at your desk. You can do it on any surface, even on the ground, so if your coworkers think stretching is weird you can try it at home.
Work It Girl: Hamstring Stretch
If you work at a desk all day and your lower back is not too happy about all that sitting, here's a great stretch to get you on your feet and relieve some of that tightness.
- Place your right foot up on your chair, or all the way up on your desk if you're a little bit more flexible. Place your hands on the chair or desk, or somewhere on your leg.
- Keep both legs straight, lengthen your spine, and gently fold your torso over your right thigh.
Work It Girl: Hip Stretch
If you sit at a desk all day, take a break from work and stretch those tight hips that you haven't moved for hours. Tight hips contribute to lower back pain, so loosen up those hips with this stretch.
- Move your chair so it's about three feet away from your desk.
- Keep your right foot planted on the ground and lift your left leg up.
Work It Girl: Standing Pigeon
Here's another stretch you can do at your desk that opens and stretches your hips a little bit deeper than Seated Pigeon. Just push your chair back a little before you do it. This might be a stretch better suited for all you who work and/or study at home, but it is such a great hip opener I had to share it with you.
Work it Girl: Seated Pigeon
Sitting at your desk for 8 hours a day is a great way to work towards tight hips. Fight back with this desk hip opener stretch.
This is just like doing Pigeon pose but instead of lying down, you're sitting up.
Work it Girl: Chair Squat
Sitting at your desk for countless hours in one position can really tighten up your lower body. So why not do something to open up those hips, quads, and calves?
You could always do a Wide Squat on the floor, but if you squat down on top of your chair, you can still get a little work done (I'm all about the multi-tasking).
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Stretches for Your Desk
Nothing feels better than stretching it out when you’re done for the day, especially if you've been sitting at your desk all day long.
Try these four exercises to ease tension in the back, neck, shoulders, arms and wrists.
Back stretch: With your arms crossed over your chest and feet on the floor, lean against the chair back and allow the mid back to curl back over it, lifting elbows up to the ceiling and allowing your head to follow your neck.
Work It Girl: One-Arm Assisted Wrist Stretch
The easy wrist stretch feels so good if your hands get sore from typing all day, and here's another stretch to add to your routine. Since you're focusing on each wrist individually, you can get a more intense stretch and it feels lovely.
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