Exercises For The Sedentary
For the folks that sit in front of the computer or behind a desk all day, then sit some more at night watching television and hardly move around, you might feel sore at the shoulders, pain at the arms and numbs on the legs, here are a few exercise you can do whenever you have a few minutes. It’s best to get up a do a few every hour you are sitting. I learned this from a Shaolin Kungfu monk and it works great.
- Standing, legs shoulders wide, slowly raise both arms over your head, back straight, raise your calves so your weight is on the toes, inhale slowly to maximum capacity. Now exhale quickly (through the nose) then stumping very quickly on your heels and lower your arms at the same time. This will help reduce your feeling of numbness.
- Also standing, legs shoulder wide. Back straight, head straight. Slowly turn your head and shoulders to the right and as far back as possible (180 degree), inhale. Now slowly turning back to the starting position and exhale through the nose. Repeat with turning to the left. This will stretch out the neck, shoulders and back muscles.
- Extend both arms to the sides. Extend all fingers like claws, pretending you are twitting two jar caps, turning both arms. This will strengthen your arms muscles.
- With your eyes closed, standing, slightly pick up one foot putting all the weight on the other foot and try to balance yourself for as long as you can, the longer the better. While your body is trying to balance on one foot, the weight is swaying around, your legs muscles and nerve will be stronger. Alternate the legs and stand close to a wall or something in case you need support.
These are very simple to do and you can do them anywhere, anytime. They work well for me beside all the cardio and weight training exercises. Try and let me know if it works for you.
October 22 2008 02:56 pm | Exercise