Sitting in one place for endless seeming hours, working 9 to 5 can get overwhelming for your emotional and physical health. To save your day, here are some yoga poses that will stretch your body well and help you relax.
Hands raised on the chair
This pose strengthens the back and front of the body, along with the upper limbs. It stimulates the abdominal, chest, and rib muscles while stretching the spine, lower back, and some muscle groups.
It includes raising your arms to stretch your torso upward and flexing your elbows, wrists, and fingers to reduce the pressure on your shoulders and neck.
Stretching wrist and fingers
Our hands consist of twenty-nine joints and are very flexible which makes them an easy target for injuries and makes it important for us to stretch and exercise regularly.
This helps in releasing the tension that builds up in fingers and makes the blood flow regular.
Crescent Moon Pose
Using your laptop or computer for long hours put a lot of strain on your neck and shoulders which can result in pain, distress, and bad posture.
The sitting crescent moon pose is a basic yoga posture that can help to stretch your spine, shoulder and neck muscles, and improve your posture.
Forward Bend Pose
This pose opens the shoulders, lower back, neck, and hips allowing them to loosen up. It opens the joints, nerves, and muscles in the upper body, allowing stiffness to be released.
The feeling of being relaxed is aided by the blood flowing toward the head and releasing all the tension present at the bottom of the neck.
Hamstring Stretch
Sitting in one place causes stiffening of your hamstrings. Any rapid movement can easily pull or rupture tight hamstrings. It can aggravate back, hip, knee, and foot/ankle pain.
This pose enables you to stretch out your lower-back muscles, providing additional relief.