How to Do It While standing, hinge at your hips and reach down toward your toes, keeping your legs straight. “If you can’t reach the floor, bend your knees just enough so you can,” suggests Albert Matheny, R.D., P.T. of SoHo Strength Lab. As soon as your hands touch the flo...
This is formerDaily Burn 365trainerGregg Cook’sfavorite stretchand here’s why: It loosens up your lower half, including your inner thighs and hip flexors, while improving ankle mobility. How to:Kneel with both legs on an exercise mat(a). Step one foot out to the side, knee bent, to...
When you’re sitting stagnant for long periods of time as a lot of us do while working, it’s even more important to practice yoga. Yoga at workplace is important toease the stressthat is so common from the way we do our work in an office today. Yoga can help areas of the body t...
Next, while sitting cross-legged in bed — or, standing up while placing your feet hip-width distance apart — interlace your fingers with your palms facing outwards, and pull them toward the ceiling. Then, as you lift upwards, gently lean to one side and breathe deeply for a few moments...
If you can, a couple of times a day, stand while you work. Many standing desks allow you to do this comfortably and safely. Move once an hour: Even though you’re incredibly busy, try and move at least once an hour. It doesn’t need to be for any longer than 30 seconds to a ...
How to do it:Lie on your back with your knees bent toward the ceiling. Lift your left leg and place the ankle above your right knee or outside of your right thigh. While keeping both shoulders glued to the floor, rotate your hips toward the left until you feel the stretch. Hold for...
So what’s all this have to do with desk stretches? I’m so glad you asked Simply put, excess sitting and a sedentary lifestyle hinder our body’s detoxification pathways. The lymphatic system is responsible for moving toxins out of the body. While the circulatory system has the heart to...
“This one can even be done while sitting at your desk!” How to do it: First, begin sitting or standing tall with arms by your side. Tilt your head to one side bringing your ear toward your shoulder. Whichever side you’re tilting toward, use that hand and gently rest it on top ...
Standing in this staggered stance, drive the front knee straight forward over the toe and into the wall while keeping your heel on the ground. Do not worry if the heel of your back foot comes up. Focus on that front foot and driving the knee into the wall while keeping the heel down....
13. Morning stretches to release tight shoulders View full post on Instagram Trainer: Minnie Samengo-Turner Focus: Shoulders There's nothing worse than sore shoulders and Minnie's here to keep them at bay for a while longer. You'll move through four simple shoulder exercises in this sequence...