Lunch Break Fitness: 7 Easy Exercises to do at Your Desk

Ever find yourself at work with a cramped back, stiff wrists and a neck that can’t turn fully?

Not to worry–we’ve all been there! To fight the workday fatigue, we asked some fitness experts for simple exercises that can be done right at your desk.

1. Sit Correctly: Jill Miller, founder of Yoga Tune Up®, a company that specializes in yoga training and equipment, offers a simple way to relieve a tight back at work: “You know, the quickest fix is to sit correctly and to stand correctly. And everyone’s like, ‘How many exercises do I need to do? I do this, I do that…’ You need to hold yourself better,” Miller said.

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Roll Away Tense, Tight Connective Tissue Pain

LOS ANGELES (KABC) — Health experts say both active and inactive people can suffer from tense, tight connective tissue that wreaks havoc on muscles and joints. So can you roll that pain away?

“You work out, you push it, you rip it, you shred it, but what about putting yourself back together?” said fitness therapy expert Jill Miller.

Yoga and Pilates offer flexibility and relaxation, but Miller says we need to do more. Her suggestion? Use two small pliable balls to press, self-massage and roll pain away.

“Putting your tissues back together again so that you can actually perform better,” said Miller.

Serious training can cause damage, but so does desk work, where you’re sitting in a prolonged position eight to 10 hours a day.

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