It’s common to get tight neck and shoulder muscles when you’re working at your desk/lap top.
When we sit for long periods at a time we often lose our good posture, especially if our back muscles are not strong enough to hold us upright.
We tend to get tight in the front chest muscles, weak in the front neck muscles and tight in the back of the neck and shoulder muscles.
Practising Pilates really helps to strengthen the posture muscles that hold us upright.
It’s also handy to know a few stretches and exercises that help to relieve the tension.
Try out this video below to give you some ideas and relief at your desk.
Class taken from the The Core Fit Club – my online studio.
Please let me know how you get on in the comments below.
Plus you may also like to try this video if you suffer from neck pain >> Stretches to relieve neck tension
See you on the Mat
Em
xo
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This is good for my 9 hour work day. I’m going to try to this workout everyday. I suffer from Repetitive Strain Injury. I can really feel tension on the left side of my neck. Hoping for an Easter weekend sale 🙂
Hi Cathy! Great to hear from you and that you will try this workout. It should help you a lot. Pilates will in general. Sorry no sale this weekend, but hope you can join us anyway inside the club 🙂
Thanks Emma have just returned home sitting most of the day on the computer just what I needed marilyn
Oh fantastic!! Thank you for sharing x
That was amazing, I needed this today, thank you! 🙂 <3
So happy you liked it thank you for sharing x
Thank you Emma
That really helped!
So glad this helped. Thanks for sharing x
Hi Emma,
This arrived in my inbox just in time today! I just completed a three-hour work (deadline), though I did take breaks in between. But this desk stretch was a nice way to celebrate the completion of my deadline. The stretches are a relief, literally!
Thank you!
Melinda
That’s so amazing to hear. So happy you got some relief! Thanks for sharing x
ThNkyou