ActiveFive stretches you can do at your chair to reduce muscle tensionThey can also improve flexibility and release stressWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
ActiveFive stretches you can do at your chair to reduce muscle tensionThey can also improve flexibility and release stressWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
They can also improve flexibility and release stress
When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
(Image credit: Getty Images)
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Are you stuck sitting at a desk for the majority of the day and then end up leaving work with sore and stiff muscles? Then you probably already know you need to make more time to move your body and stretch. However, finding the time to do this can be tricky, but with these five simple stretches you’ll be able to easily incorporate them into your everyday routine. They’ll take you no longer than seven minutes, plus you don’t even have to leave your chair to do them.
TheNHSsays that the average adult spends around nine hours a day sitting (that’s 63 hours a week!). “Excessive sitting slows the metabolism – which affects our ability to regulate blood sugar and blood pressure, and metabolise fat – and may cause weaker muscles and bones”.Harvard Healthalso adds that prolonged periods of sitting can lead to our hip flexors and hamstrings to become tight and stiff, which can contribute to lower back and knee pain.
Try and break up your sitting every 30 minutes to an hour with these five stretches. Hold each one for 30 seconds (on both sides where applicable) and aim for at least two rounds. Either follow along in the video above, or we’ve popped some more detail below on each exercise.
Five seated stretches
If you’re in need of some more straight-forward stretches, then you should give this8-move stretch routine that uses just a walla try. Want to unwind before bedtime? Thesefive stretches will help you relax and ease tensionfor a peaceful slumber. Alternatively, it may be worth looking to invest in one of thebest massage gunsorfoam rollersto help soothe away aches and pains.
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