Did you know that sitting is considered the new smoking?
Human bodies have been designed to stand, to move and to be physically active throughout the day. Your heart and your lungs function better if you are active. Your leg, hip and glute muscles all become weak due to a lack of daily activity and from sitting for hours on end. You may then say to me, well, I work out at a gym everyday, I should be good. One hour of gym time has to undo 7-8 hours of sitting and with weak muscles, you may not be as successful at the gym as you think. The fascia surrounding your hips becomes quite tight and makes standing, walking and getting up from a seated position, painful.
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One of the ways to counteract all this sitting is to get up during the day, often, and move. Move for 10 minutes and if you can set a reminder to do this every hour……you will reap the benefits!
I am going to show you a few stretches to help with tightness in your upper body and to bring a little bit of relief to your hands.
Upper Body Stretches :
- Hand warm-up
- Desk press stretch
- Ext.Arm with rotation
- Fingers clasps overhead with small movements
- Water ball roll out on arm
- Chest stretch
- Seated glutes stretch
I know that it is difficult to carve out any time during a hectic work day for exercise. One suggestion is to set an alarm that rings a few times a day so that it reminds you to get up from your desk and stretch. If you could do this 4-5 times in a day, your body will start to feel less tense, you will be able to move freer and you may find that any gains you are trying to accomplish at the gym becomes easier. Thank-you for joining me today, keep accessing Body and Soul online as we will continue to stretch and alleviate any problems caused by sitting too long. I look forward to helping you gain more freedom in your movement.
Rhonda Koerner
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This series demonstrates how to reduce the pain associated with sitting at a desk for long periods of time. Get loose and stretch out all your kinks with quick daily stretches targeting your neck, shoulders, lower back and hips. 10 minutes is all it takes to start eliminating stress and aches!
This series demonstrates how to reduce the pain associated with sitting at a desk for long periods of time. Get loose and stretch out all your kinks with quick daily stretches targeting your neck, shoulders, lower back and hips. 10 minutes is all it takes to start eliminating stress and aches!