Have you looked around your office lately to see everyone’s posture as they stare at their screen? It’s often shocking. Our necks are bent unnaturally forward when we look down at our devices or stare at a computer screen. The weight of our head is heavy and it strains the muscles in our upper back. When this occurs for a long time, it can cause a multitude of aches and pains. Maybe you have even noticed an ache in your own upper back or neck after a long day’s work.

Luckily, there is a solution. There are some simple exercises that you can do right at your desk to help strengthen and reset the upper back.

According to studies in public health, using yogic techniques may improve physical and emotional functioning as well as combat some of the underlying muscular and biomechanical causes of poor posture. Participants in a yoga study reported an increase in postural awareness and improvement, and overall positive changes in well-being and physical functioning.

Tip: Here is one posture exercise you can do to strengthen your upper back. Sit straight up in your desk chair. Put your hands out in front of you as if you were touching an imaginary wall. Keep your arms straight and just open your arms and bring them back together. Repeat! Watch the video demonstration from our certified yoga teacher, Allison.

Hope this is helpful! Want more? We can come to your workplace and show you quick exercises like this and more. Contact us to schedule!

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