5 Quick Stretches that you can do at your desk!

On top of these stretches, an excellent goal is to get up and move around for 5 minutes after every 25 minutes of sitting. If not that, then 5 minutes for every 55 minutes of sitting. This has been shown to not only be good for your body, but also to increase productivity at work.

Need more motivation to move?

Our Just Move lunchtime exercise session is a physio-led, 15 minute movement flow session that aims to get you up out of your seat! This will improve mobility, core strength, and will re-energise you for the afternoon so that you can be more productive.

You can join in on Zoom every weekday at 1pm starting today!

Zoom meeting details:

Meetin ID: 875 5519 5921

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Stretch #1: Chest Stretch

Exhale as you lift your hands up and pull your shoulders back

Stretch #2: Shoulder Shrug

Seated or standing, lift the shoulders up towards the ears, squeezing them as hard as you can.

Stretch #3: Neck Stretch

Sitting in your chair, reach down and grab the side of the chair with the right hand and gently pull while tilting your head to the left, feeling a stretch down the right side of the neck and shoulder.

Stretch #4: Spinal Twist

In a seated position with the feet flat on the floor, contract the abs and gently rotate the torso towards the right, using your hands on the chair handles to help deepen the stretch.

Stretch #5: Torso Stretch

Seated or standing, lace the fingers together and stretch them up towards the ceiling.