Workout for Desk Bounds: Quick Stretches & Exercises to keep your Neck, Shoulders, Back & Legs Pain-free and Mind Active

Description

In more than a decade of working as a physical therapist and a holistic lifestyle consultant, Dr. Monika Chopra has come across a lot of people suffering from the occupational hazards of long work hours and sedentary lifestyles. The list of problems start from back ache, shoulder pains, carpal tunnel syndrome, and cervical pain; stretching over to knee pain, varicose veins, and ankle and heel pains. Most of the reported issues are associated with problems of low concentration spans, anxiety, stress, depression and obesity. This book has been written to cater to the problems reported by her corporate patients. Almost all of these lifestyle ailments can be addressed by regularly following the exercises mentioned in this book. The book itself is short and concise, aided with lots of illustrations, consisting of exercises, steps, things to watch out for and mechanisms to extract the fullest value out of time invested. This book is the second edition, the earlier one was published as "Exercises with Deep Breathing for Sedentary Lifestyles". The book has been revised and extended with additional material and has been made compatible with all Kindle readers. Foreword Foreword by Author Acknowledgments What to Expect From This Book? The Sitting Epidemic Correct Posture for a Healthy Body Exercises for Cervical Region Neck Rotations Neck Isometrics Seated Neck Stretches Exercises for Shoulder Region Shoulder Backward Rotations Shoulder Forward Rotations Forward Arm Stretch Upward Arm Stretch Backward Arm Stretch Exercises for Arms, Shoulders & Upper Back T Arms Rotation Triceps Dips Biceps Curls Self-Handshake W Arms Retraction Exercises for the Wrists & Hands Wrist Extensions Wrist Rotations Exercises for Chest Namaste Wall Push-Ups Desk Cat & Camel Stretches Exercises for Back Relaxation Forward Bends in Sitting Position Figure of Four Forward Bend L Shaped Body Stretch Seated Spine Twists Standing Side Bends Standing Backwards Bend Exercises for the Abdomen Secret Tummy Tucks Chair Crunches Chair Swivels Chair Forward and Backward Movements Exercises for Lower Body Seat Squeezes Leg Raises Desk Squats Standing Leg Curls Inner Thigh Squeezes Tap into Toes Jog in Your Place Calf Raises Standing Leg Raises - Sideward Standing Leg Raises - Forwards & Backwards Shake the Tension Off Fist Punches Flapping Arms Axe Movement Progressive Muscle Relaxation Breath Awareness Supported Surya Namaskar Final Tips Eye Exercises Bonus