Yoga and the Office: Shoulder Edition

Aside from the back, another area of the body that tends to be negatively affected by hours of sitting at a desk and typing away on a computer is the shoulders. Luckily for the shoulders sufferers out there, yoga has great stretches for loosening shoulders and releasing physical as well as mental tension.

Yoga and the Office: Back Edition

Oh, the sore back. After slouching for hours, you can feel the soreness spread, and just like that, sitting at your desk goes from being relatively painless to actually painful. When you’re experiencing that kind of discomfort, it’s hard to focus and you may find that your productivity suffers.

Fixing your posture is the best way to avoid that soreness, and strengthening your core will definitely help you sit up straight. In the meantime,  here are two yoga stretches you can do at work that will help you relieve that dull pain.

Don’t worry, you won’t be doing this. Yet.

Office Workout: Abs

Just because you sit for eight hours or so a day, doesn’t mean you can’t stretch and tone different parts of your body; in fact, it’s probably the best time to squeeze in some exercise since you have to be at you desk.

Here are a couple of simple exercises you can do to tone your abs while filling out spreadsheets or participating on a call. While it won’t compare to the workouts you get at pilates or the gym, it’s definitely a great way to strengthen your core in the office.