How to Feed a Ninja: Office Stretches: Chair bound but not confined

Hello Monday, it's not that we hate you, we really don't. It's just that, well, Saturday and Sunday are so much more fun. Yet here we sit with you at the office (or in my case converted dinning room) knowing full well there is work to be done. Head hanging just a bit lower then it was on Friday, as we don't want to look at the clock in the corner. Our backs a bit hunched since the coffee hasn't kicked in yet. We try our best not to curl into that ball we were in just a few hours ago. The commute was no better. We got jostled and pushed and couldn't get a seat, or gave it up for the nice old lady who was just out to enjoy the morning (I mean really, where was she going?)

SNAP OUT OF IT!!

seems about right?

I wrote once about the 50/10 rule. For every 50min of work take a 10min break away from your computer. I use to do this often but in reverse, might be why I don't work in an office anymore. But if you work in a place that isn't as receptive of people walking around or feel it would be better to stay in our cube of office, here are some quick and easy chair stretches you can do. Coffee can do a lot of things, but you'll want to sleep at some point.

Stretching is huge for your overall health it can:

Reduced muscle tension
(say from waiting for a powerpoint to show up)
Increased range of movement in the joints
(meaning not so stiff when getting up for those meetings)
Enhanced muscular coordination
(thrown around less on the train/bus, mad dash to the cake in the break room)
Increased circulation of the blood to various parts of the body (it's like a mini workout for your body without the whole sweating thing)
Increased energy levels
(no 3:30 feel later... can I get in trouble for saying that?)

Now I did not make these. I found them on the interwebs. I was going to film myself teaching these to someone in an office chair. But it's been done so many times I figured why not recycle, right? Notice how each one is about a minute and a half. I'm pretty sure you can find those 10min and just stretch it out. So I hope you enjoy them and check out their sites as well :)

Stretches for the neck