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And it would be even better to perform this set of stretching and relaxing exercises every hour throughout the working day. It will not take you much time — you will need only about 4 minutes to complete all the exercises.

1. Exercise for arms and upper back

A brief description of the exercise: sitting at the workplace, clasp your fingers in the castle and straighten them straight in front of you, turning your palms outward.

2. Exercise to relax the muscles of the shoulder girdle

Brief description of the exercise: raise your hands with your palms up and slightly back to feel a slight stretch.

3. Exercise for the armpit and shoulders

Brief description of the exercise: take the right hand by the elbow with the other hand and slowly lean to the left side.

4. Exercise to relax the muscles of the shoulder girdle

Brief description of the exercise: raise your hands with your palms up and slightly back to feel a slight stretch.

5. Trapeze and shoulder stretch

Brief description of the exercise: raise your shoulders as high as possible up to feel the tension in the trapezium and neck.

6. Exercise to relax the muscles of the neck

A brief description of the exercise: tilt your head to your left shoulder and at the same time pull your right hand down and to the left behind your left back.

7. Stretching the hands and wrists. Exercise #1

Brief description of the exercise: press the palms together, then slowly lower the hands to stretch the muscles of the hands and wrists.

8. Stretching the hands and wrists. Exercise #2

A brief description of the exercise: press your palms together, then slowly turn your hands away from you.

9. Stretching the sides of the body, shoulders and arms

Brief description of the exercise: take a position as shown in the figure and stretch your arms in opposite directions.

10. Exercise for the spine

Brief description of the exercise: sitting in an office chair, gently turn your head and upper body to one side, while pressing your right hand on the outer thigh of your left leg.

11. Stretching the chest and lumbar region of the back

A brief description of the exercise: sitting on the edge of a chair, push your lower back forward with your hands until you feel a stretch in the lumbar region and chest.

12. Relaxing the muscles of the hands, wrists and fingers

Brief description of the exercise: Relax your hands and perform a flicking motion with them.

Author: Alexander Kuznetsov based on the book Stretching for Everyone by Bob and Jill Anderson

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