Exercise For The Desk Bound-I

People can find difficulty in taking break from their daily schedule and routine for exercising. Even while working you can take short break and can do exercises at your own desk. All these exercises are important to ease the discomfort and reduce the injury.

Begin with breathing; let the fresh air flow into the lungs and the body. Inhale through the nose and exhale through the mouth. Repeat this six times. Lift the arms over your head and stretch the muscles, lowering your arms. Relax and again repeat. These movements relieve you from backache, and they also improve the blood circulation.

To get relief from the lower back pressure, exhale slowly and gently lean forwards. Let the head drop towards the knees and the hands near the ankles. Hold it for 5 seconds and while inhaling get back to the normal position. Exhale and let the arms to stretch towards the ceiling. This can be done in sets of five.

In order to relieve the pain of the upper back and the shoulders, lift both the hands to the shoulder. Keeping the elbows down try to push the shoulders with the arms back. This position can be holded for 15 seconds. This can be repeated in sets of 5.

In order to relieve tension of back and to stretch hips, stand with the feet apart and keep the knees bent. Bend the body as low, as you don’t feel the pain. This position can be hold for 5 seconds and repeat it for 5 times.

In order to relax the shoulder, the hip muscles and the back one can do this exercise. Place the palms on the lower back. This could be done in sitting or standing position. Now stretch the upper body and hold for 5 seconds this can be done in sets of three.