If your workday revolves around a laptop, chances are you've experienced neck stiffness, back pain, rounded shoulders, or tight hips.
According to Cult Fit co-founder Rishabh Telang, incorporating a few simple exercises into your routine can help counter the effects of prolonged sitting and improve overall mobility.
Combatting aches and pains from prolonged sitting with these easy exercises.
Slowly rotate your upper body, opening your chest and lifting the arm upward, then rotate back down in a controlled motion.
This exercise helps improve thoracic spine mobility, opens up the chest, and relieves stiffness.
If your workday revolves around a laptop, chances are you've experienced neck stiffness, back pain, rounded shoulders, or tight hips. According to Cult Fit co-founder Rishabh Telang, incorporating a few simple exercises into your routine can help counter the effects of prolonged sitting and improve overall mobility. Combatting aches and pains from prolonged sitting with these easy exercises. (Instagram/@rishabhtelang)
He wrote in his April 20 Instagram post, “Looking down on the laptop or smartphones all day can be the reason for your neck and shoulder pain and while we can’t really avoid working on the computer all day, because our work demands it, we can definitely use targeted exercise to fix that pain.” (Also read: Kangana Ranaut drinks water from silver glass for ‘pitta balance,' nutritionist explains if the practice really works )
To help desk workers reduce discomfort and improve mobility, he went on to share four exercises that can help ease tension, strengthen key muscles, and offset the effects of prolonged sitting and screen time.
1. Thoracic rotation stretch Starting on all fours, place one hand on the floor for support and the other behind or alongside your body. Slowly rotate your upper body, opening your chest and lifting the arm upward, then rotate back down in a controlled motion. This exercise helps improve thoracic spine mobility, opens up the chest, and relieves stiffness.
