STRETCH YOURSELF WORK

Watch your back at the office – desk duty takes a toll. These stretches will improve your posture, ease muscle strain and may even help your career: a study in the American journal of industrial medicine found that workers who took at 15-minute break to stretch were more productive afterwards.

Elbow Curl
With your hands behind your head, squeeze your shoulder blades together for 2 seconds. Next, move your elbows in front of your nose, and hold again. Perform 12 reps of each, alternating legs during the second stretch.

Hip-Flexor Stretch
Place one foot on a chair and lean forward. Extend your arms overhead and gently arch your back, moving your arms behind your head. Hold for 2 seconds.

Thoracic Extension
With your hands behind your head, bend your upper body over a chair’s back as far as possible. Draw in your shoulder blades. Hold for 2 seconds.