12/30/2023 0 Comments Yoga at work desk![]() ![]() Simply cross your arms and place them on the surface in front of you. This relaxing pose is so simple, but is very effective in reducing stress in your facial muscles and helping to prevent fatigue. After all, in yoga, for every action, there is a reaction. It's also a nice way to relieve tension because you have to concentrate.īefore returning to work, give yourself a few minutes to relax. It's a great way to get in touch with your lower abs. This posture strengthens your arms and lower abs. It you can't lift yourself, start with your buttocks and add the feet as you build strength. If you can't lift yourself, change the cross of your legs, and repeat the motion. Lower yourself, change the cross of your legs, and repeat the motion. Hold yourself suspended for five to eight full breaths. Exhale, contract your abdominal muscles, and lift your buttocks and legs away from the floor. Place your palms on the arms of your chair and cross your legs at your ankles. When you lean forward you get the stretch in your outer hip. Keep the bottom foot on the floor and lean forward you can even put your hands on the desk in front of you. Here's an easier option if that pose is too difficult: Instead of threading the needle and lifting the bottom foot off the floor. When we sit at our desk all day long we get really tense in there. This is a great one for the hips and outer buttocks, McGee said. This posture stretches hip rotators, outer thighs, and relieves tension in the lower back. "Thread the needle" by clasping your hands around your left leg, just under your knee. Flex both feet and lift them off the floor. Sit in your chair and cross your right leg over your left knee. This is a great stretch for the hamstrings and it also strengthens the glutes and the psoas muscle group. Put your hands on your chair, take your left foot back, and sink into a low lunge. I think this is one of the most beneficial moves. They're known as detoxifiers - you're detoxing stress, the internal organs, it's basically a massage for abdominal organs, like you're wringing out the stress. Twists are great for the love handle area. The goal is to be very relaxed in the shoulder. Don't overuse your arms, keep it relaxed. Your knees should face forward and your feet should be nice and grounded. The goal is to try to keep the seat stable and to twist the spine and waist only. ![]() There's a wrong way to do the twist, if you let your knees follow. Twists are great for the spine, your abdominals, and the obliques. Expand your chest fully and feel yourself detoxifying. ![]() Place your palms on the arm of your chair and turn your chest and abdomen to the right, moving your left shoulder forward and your right shoulder back. For your legs, simply cross your legs and interlock them with one foot behind the other. It's a good preventative measure against carpal tunnel syndrome. This pose strengthens triceps, shoulders, and back muscles. If you can't press your palms you can always just press the back of your hands together. Interlock your arms and press your palms together with the tips of your fingers pointed upwards. Cross your arms so that the right arm is above the left. Sit erect and place your arms in front of you at a 90 degree angle. When we sit at our desk all day long we hold tension in our shoulders. Working at a desk all day can leave you achy and stressed, but yoga can help you deal with that - and for some yoga exercises you don't even have to get out of your chair.Ĭelebrity yoga and pilates instructor Kristin McGee, Fila's yoga ambassador, shared some simple moves you can practice at your desk. ![]()
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