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Feeling stiff at work? Try these 16 desk exercises

This article was reviewed by Craig Primack, MD, FACP, FAAP, FOMA. If you have a desk job, you know it’s all too easy to get stuck in your seat for hours. Before you know it, it’s five p.m., and you’ve ...
Los Angeles Times

Sitting hurts. Do these quick exercise routines at your desk to help

In this six-part series, we’ll give you quick exercises for different body parts every week to help you stay limber. In this six-part series, we’ll give you quick exercises for different body parts ...
Los Angeles Times

5 easy exercises for your hips and hamstrings to alleviate desk job aches and pains

Prolonged desk work can lead to musculoskeletal problems ranging from annoying aches and pains to injuries. This month, we launched a six-part series showing you how to stretch and strengthen your ...

4 Gentle Stretches to Ease Back Pain From Sitting All Day

Do ten reps. This stretch brings your spine into rotation, helping it get used to that motion in a safe, gentle way. This ...

Seated salsa - the miracle movement to help ease back pain

Lower back pain is a chronic condition that affects hundreds of millions of people around the world. A simple exercise could ...
Yahoo

5 easy exercises for your hands, wrists, forearms and elbows to alleviate desk job aches and pains

Prolonged desk work can lead to musculoskeletal problems ranging from annoying aches and pains to injuries. This month, we launched a six-part series showing you how to stretch and strengthen your ...
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I sit at a desk all day, and this is the 1 kettlebell exercise I swear by to boost my upper body mobility and build shoulder strength

I remember leaning against the wall of my old gym at the end of a long work week, moaning to a PT about how tight and uncomfortable my shoulders felt after hours at my desk. She nodded knowingly, as ...
Rolling Out

5 desk exercises that melt away back pain fast

The average office worker spends approximately 1,700 hours per year sitting at their desk, creating the perfect storm for developing back pain. Extended periods of sitting place excessive pressure on ...
Local News 8

Desk-bound workers need additional exercise to counter health impacts of sitting, new study says

(CNN) — Tired of sitting at that desk all day long? Turns out it’s not good for your health, either, according to a new study published in JAMA Network Open. People who predominantly sit at work have ...
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5 easy exercises for your head and neck to alleviate desk job aches and pains

It’s Monday morning, the start of your work week. You've put the finishing touches on that big report, prepared for that imminent presentation. But it's likely that there's one aspect of the job ...
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Desk-bound workers need additional exercise to counter health impacts of sitting, new study says

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