Office work or Towel work?

Hello! It’s time for another exercise you can do right from your computer chair. You can strengthen your arms and shoulders, while opening up your back and chest right from the chair you are glued to. Grab a winter scarf (or bathrobe belt or necktie or sweatshirt—whatever you have that has a little give) and pull it taut.

Sit tall at the front edge of your chair.

Start with some shoulder shrugs to release any tension AND to make sure your shoulders are all the way down the back. Then press your arms back. Imagine you are trying to touch the wall behind you. Start small and little by little, increase your posterior range of motion.

TIP: Try not to pinch your shoulder blades together. It feels more like you are wrapping your shoulders down the back. Try to keep your arms straight and chest open. Imagine the towel weighs 500 pounds, so you have to use every back and belly muscle to hold it up. #chairlates #pilates #exercise #deskjob #posture #strength #stretch #alignment #hunch #backpain #tuesdaytip #moveyourbody #projektpilates #office 

Stand tall in 2023!

Have you made a New Year’s resolution yet? Here’s one: stand tall! It’s so easy to hunch over and feel like a slug. These back stretches are called high releases. With hands behind the head for support, lift your chest to the ceiling and arch your upper back. Turn that hunchback inside out!

TIP: Maintain your neck alignment by keeping the back of the neck and throat long. Try not to have any wrinkles in the back of the neck. Sit really tall on the edge of your chair. Move slowly so you have time to FEEL the stretch.