6 Yoga Poses For Anyone Who Sits At A Desk All Day

You may have heard the expression "sitting is the new smoking."

That's because too much sitting is associated with higher heart attack, metabolic syndrome, obesity and type 2 diabetes risk as well as earlier overall death. But for anyone with a desk job, sitting all day is hard to avoid.

There are some mitigating actions you can take. Frequent strolls throughout the day and using a standing or treadmill desk are good options for lessening the longterm damage of too much sitting. But in the short term, yoga is a great way to undo some of the daily aches and pains associated with logging those office hours at a desk.

Here are 6 yoga poses for anyone who sits at a desk all day:

1. Wrist Stretches

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Typing all day can do a number on your wrists, so give them a break with this gentle stretch.

Start on all fours with your finger tips pointing forward, then rotate your right wrist so that it's pointing forward and your fingertips are pointing back. Do the same thing with the left wrist, hold for a breath and then repeat. If you're feeling really ambitious, incorporate cat-cow poses by dropping your belly and arching your back as you rotate your wrists.

2. Downward Dog

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Sitting all day often leads to hunching all day, so open up your back -- and your hamstrings, which strengthen your back -- with downward dog.

Start on all fours, tuck your toes, lift your hips and brin...

Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - July 8, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news