Staying Fit While Sitting All Day

Body Exercises

Wrist
· Extend and stretch both wrists and fingers acutely as if they are in a hand-stand position.
· Hold for a count of 5
· Straighten both wrists and relax fingers
· Make a tight fist with both hands
· Bend both wrists down while keeping the fist. Hold for a count of five
· Straighten both wrists and relax fingers, for a count of 5
· Hang arms loosely at side and shake them for a couple of seconds

Eyes
· Close eyes and breathe deeply
· Cover eyes with palms, without pressing on eyeballs
· Uncover eyes after a few seconds
· Open by fluttering them and blinking

Shoulders
· Clench fists, tense arms and legs
· Jerk shoulders high for 10-15 seconds
· Close eyes and imagine lead weights on shoulders
· Repeat

Hands
· Make a tight fist and hold for a second
· Spread fingers as far apart as you can for 5 seconds



Body Stretches

Back
· Lean over and put hands on front thighs, curve your back upwards
· Keep head turned down, arch back up
· Hold and repeat

Wrist
· Face palms together in front of chest
· Keep palms together, with hands in stationary position, slowly raise elbows upward
· Shake out hands every now and then

Eyes
· If looking at close work or computers all day, look away at distant things
· Blink frequently
· Imagine that you are looking at a huge clock; roll your eyes up to look at 12:00 o’clock, then move to each number on the face till you’re back at 12:00 - repeat counterclockwise

Neck
· Turn your head as if to look over one shoulder
· Hold and repeat for the other side

Shoulders
· Stand, arm behind your back, hold wrist with other hand
· Bend elbow and gently pull your arm across your back
· Hold and repeat for the other arm

Chest
· Stand, bring arms behind back
· Clasp hands together and gently pull arms back and up
· Hold

Calf
Stand in an upright stride position with right leg forward, right knee flexed
Keep both feet flat on floor, slowly press back heel into the floor
Repeat to opposite side

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Blessings on the road to health!

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