It is normal to feel pain in your neck, elbows or wrists, lower back, if you sit at a desk all day. I trained a female lawyer for a while that barely left her desk during her ten hours long day. She suffered from arthritis and had stiff and tight neck and back. What can you do to stop the pain and feel better? Stretch, stretch often, and you don’t even have to leave your desk.
Stretching improves our circulation, lengthens the muscles, allows our joints to move. It’s true “motion is lotion”. Don’t worry about warm or cold muscles: these stretches are so gentle; they cannot help but to feel good and do well for you.
There are some wonderful books out there to help you stretch. My favorite is Bob Anderson’s Stretching. The book is full of easy to follow, well-illustrated exercises that you can do anywhere. For best results stretch often, even a few seconds can help. Here are stretches for traveler’s that I think also work well at your desk: http://www.shelterpub.com/_fitness/_stretching/travelers.pdf.
Try them out and let me know how you feel about them – email me at info@gaiaadventures.com.
Catherine D'Aoust - GAIA Adventures
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