For those of us with office-based jobs and more sedentary lifestyles, we can easily spend up to 12 of our 16 waking hours sitting. Whilst the human body is designed for sitting, the way we sit causes tightness and misalignments in our bodies.
These postural problems are a big cause of musculo-skeletal disorders (MSDs) which includes neck pain, back pain, sciatica, frozen shoulder etc).
Common postural problems caused by sitting at desk or PC:
• The head hangs forward off the neck, and the neck loses its curve
• Rounded or sloped shoulders, stooped posture
• Eye and jaw muscles tighten up
• Sitting on the sacrum and loss of lordosis (curve) in lower back (rounding of the back)
• Breathing becomes more rapid and shallow
• Hands/wrists held in one fixed posture (performing repetitive keyboard operations)
• Rounded or sloped shoulders, stooped posture
• Eye and jaw muscles tighten up
• Sitting on the sacrum and loss of lordosis (curve) in lower back (rounding of the back)
• Breathing becomes more rapid and shallow
• Hands/wrists held in one fixed posture (performing repetitive keyboard operations)
If they are not corrected, these postural problems can result in neck pain, back pain, headaches, tiredness, wrist pain and carpel tunnel syndrome, poor circulation, digestive problems, increased anxiety, stiffness in hips shoulders etc.
Yoga can help you self-correct and catch these misalignments before they cause you long-term harm. Yoga postures can be modified into a set of exercises that you can do at your desk.
Watch a 10 min video of Office Yoga Exercises.
By practicing yoga regularly, and doing these exercises for 10 mins everyday at your desk, you will reduce your risk of coronary heart disease and MSDs and significantly increase your overall health and wellbeing.
For more information on yoga and yoga classes/personal tuition visit: http://myyoga.org.uk/index.htm
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