3 stretches to do behind his desk to avoid pain

3 stretches to do behind his desk to avoid pain

Many of us work all day sitting behind a desk. The bad postures that we adopt associated with a sedentary lifestyle can have consequences, more or less serious, on our body. To counter the effects of seated work, and gain flexibility, discover three stretches, within the reach of all, to achieve behind his computer!

Pamper your back ... But also your eyes!
Eye fatigue, stress, screen work ... Eye yoga can be the solution! This practice of "natural vision education", which combines different exercises (turn your head to the right, to the left, breathe, blink, look away ...), allows to tone, rest and improve the vision: ideal when the we work on computer all day! This method is for anyone who wants to take care of their eyes, whether or not they have visual defects.

Béatrice Pauly-Laubry, teacher of eye yoga (www.leyogadesyeux.fr) offers a very simple exercise, special screen: "Sit comfortably on your chair, feet flat, anchored in the ground. and, while keeping your eyes open, slowly turn your head to the left, taking a deep breath and looking your eyes, then, with a long exhalation, calmly turn your head to the right. eyebrows and loosen the jaw by opening the mouth slightly, to do ten times on each side. "

5 reflexes to adopt behind his desk
avoid crossing your legs
think about stretching your legs: get up and move at least 5 minutes every two hours
adjusting your seat: sitting at the right height means having a 90 ° angle at the elbows and knees, feet flat on the floor
position your computer on the desktop: the screen must be facing you and be at a distance equivalent to that of your arm extended. The ideal is to be able to look down the screen without tilting the neck. Take the test!
Modulate the office lighting during the day: on a clear day, lower the brightness of your lamp, in dark or cloudy weather, increase it.
Discover 3 stretches to do behind your desk to avoid pains




Find many other exercises to counter the effects of bad postures in Assis, it's enough!, Harriet Griffey, Editions de l'Homme.