6 Desk Exercises to Improve Your Mobility

6 Desk Exercises to Improve Your Mobility

Breaking news, everyone: sitting at your desk all day is bad for your health.

Okay, maybe this isn’t groundbreaking news anymore. A sedentary life leads to weight gain, which opens the door to a wealth of other health complications. Research has shown that sitting too much throughout the day has been proven to lead to obesity, health problems, and diabetes.

Here are some desk exercises to improve your health.And while you may think working a desk job means doom for your health, there are exercises you can do to offset the health risks of sitting all day.

From chair yoga to mobility training, you can improve your stability, range of motion, and flexibility to counter the effects of a sedentary lifestyle.

Frank Baptiste, founder of Frankly Fitness, swears by mobility training to build healthy joints, balance, and flexibility in the body. In the video below, he shows off six effective desk exercises that combat sitting all day. All you’ll need is a stress ball, and a desk chair!

Related: Fidgeting can counteract the negative effects of sitting all day

Here’s a rundown of the moves shown off in the video:

1. Glute and piriformis: self-myofascial release

  • Roll and apply pressure. Hold for 5-10 deep breaths.

2. Peck roll

  • Roll and apply pressure. Hold for 5-10 deep breaths.

3. Plantar fascia roll

  • Roll and apply pressure. Hold for 5-10 deep breaths.

4. Modified chair downdog

  • Hold for 3 breaths. 3-5 reps.

5. Modified lunge with rotation

  • Hold for 3 breaths. 3-5 reps each side.

6. Figure four squat

  • Hold for 3 breaths. 3-5 reps each side.

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