Stuck at the office or sitting at home?
These stretches are ideal if you’re seated in a chair.
You know you need tosit less and move more.
Kailey Whitman
But what if, at the very least, you could move while you’re sitting?
It’s a wise idea.
One way to move more without even leaving your chair is by doing yoga.
Kailey Whitman
“Sitting in a chair will target the muscles in a different way than standing,” Parker says.
Here, Parker has created a seven-pose series that requires only a chair.
Hold each pose for a few seconds before moving on.
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Take a deep breath as you reach your arms overhead, keeping shoulders away from your ears.
Feel a stretch through the front of your body.
Return to center and switch sides.
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Slowly roll up to seated and repeat as many times as you’d like.
Cat/Cow
Sit tall with your hands on your knees or the arms of the chair.
Move into cat position by dropping your chin toward your chest and rounding your back like a Halloween cat.
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Repeat two more times.
Spinal Twist
Sit tall in a chair and extend straight arms up, inhaling as you go.
As you exhale, twist your torso to the left and place your right hand on your left knee.
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Reach your left arm behind you, placing it on the back of the chair.
Return to center and repeat on the opposite side.
Release and repeat on the other side.
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Extend your right leg behind you.
Release and switch sides.
Pigeon Pose
Start by sitting with both feet flat on the floor.
Lift your right foot off the floor and place your right ankle or calf on your left thigh.
Hold here for a few breaths, hinging forward slightly more with each exhale.
Release to the starting position and repeat on the opposite side.
