If you sit in a cubicle or at a desk all day your body needs some relief. There are some easy exercises you can do daily to keep your body more flexible and toned, and to help keep your mind clear. A few minutes spent on these can be well worth it in more efficient work afterwards.
Let’s start at the bottom and work up. Repeat each move a few times. Don’t hold your breath during any of these.
1-Flex your feet, one at a time or both together. Extend your legs slightly off the floor, aim the toes outward and flex down to feel the stretch.
2-Sitting on the front edge of your chair, place one foot on the other knee area. Move the crossed leg knee area down slowly, feeling the stretch in the back of the leg and in your behind. This is great for sciatica.
3-Pull your abdominals in slowly as far as you can, while breathing out.
4- Expand the chest slowly filling your lungs with air thru the nose, and then breathe out slowly. Blow the air out lightly through your mouth, if you feel dizzy at all, stop.
5-Lift your shoulders trying to touch your ears with them.
6-Slowly rotate the head around to the left, then towards the right with the chin down.
7-Pull your head back as far as you comfortably can. It is ok to lightly push with your hands on your chin. Great for a tired upper spine.
8- Place one arm at a time across your chest, keeping it straight. Fold the other arm up and over near the elbow. Push in lightly to stretch the triceps and shoulder. Do the other arm.
9- Put both hands together and reach for the ceiling.
10-Stand up slowly 5 to 10 times, and when sitting back down try to not actually touch the chair with your body.
These 10 moves can keep you limber right at the office, and for more great moves you should check out Live Strong, http://www.livestrong.com/article/94330-office-chair-exercises-abdominals