Best Posture Stretches

12 Quick & Simple Office Stretches to Try

1. Upper Back Stretch - Try to hold this for 10 to 20 seconds and repeat throughout your day.

 

2. Straight Up - Reach high and stand tall through the top of your head – hold for 10 to 15 seconds

3. Side Stretch - Go easy at first, hold on each side for 10 seconds and then change sides.

4. Straight Up and to the Back - Similar to exercise 2 but stretch up and arch back this time, hold for 20 seconds.

5. Shoulder Shrugs - repeat for 20 seconds.

6. Side Neck Stretch – go easy, this shouldn’t be painful. Hold for 10 seconds and change sides.

7. Wrist and forearm stretch - hands pointing up. Hold for 10 seconds.

8. Wrist and forearm stretch - hands pointing down this time. Hold for 10 seconds.

9. Sitting Side Stretch - Another great side stretch, one arm up & the other shoulder down. Hold for 10 seconds each side and swap.

10. Twists - hold both sides for 10 seconds. Again go easy with this one, don’t push it.

11. Lumbar Arch - hold for 10 to 15 seconds and repeat 3 times.

12. The Shake - Finally “Shake it out”. Shake out all that tension in your shoulders and hands.