Are You Sitting Comfortably? Tip # 11 Laughter

Desk-side exercise – and lose calories!

More and often!  15-20 minutes a day of laughter burns 40 calories a day!

Are You Sitting Comfortably? Tip # 10 Knee raise

Desk-side exercise – and lose calories!

Sitting upright  take one knee and raise it towards your chest.  Hold for up to 20 seconds.  Rest and repeat with other knee.

Are You Sitting Comfortably? Tip # 9 Back extension

Desk-side exercise – and lose calories!

Sit upright with your hands placed into the small of your back.  Push your hips forwards and your shoulders back, arching the spine.

Are You Sitting Comfortably? Tip # 8 Side bends

Desk-side exercise – and lose calories!

Interlock your fingers behind your head.  Make sure your feet are place in lin with your shoulders, and then lean over to one side to stretch.  Stretch upwards with the top elbow.

Are You Sitting Comfortably? Tip # 7 Chest stretch

Desk-side exercise – and lose calories!

Sit or stand with elbows bent, interlock your fingers behind your back; straighten your arms, turning your elbows slightly in, squeezing

Are You Sitting Comfortably? Tip # 6 Reach outs

Desk-side exercise – and lose calories!

Interlock your fingers with palms facing forward, push out as far as possible, allowing the should to round forwards.

Are You Sitting Comfortably? Tip # 5 Reach ups

Desk-side exercise – and lose calories!

Interlock your fingers; turn your palms away from you.  Straighten your arms and reach upwards over your head and slightly back as far as you can, to increase the stretch.

Are You Sitting Comfortably? Tip # 4 Neck extension

Desk-side exercise – and lose calories!

Interlock your fingers behind your neck, and support it while you look slightly upwards

Are You Sitting Comfortably? Tip # 3 Neck flexion

Drop your head forward, interlock your fingers and rest on head allowing the weight of your relaxed arms to help the head towards the chest.

Are You Sitting Comfortably? Tip # 2  Neck rolls

Looking forward, slowly allow your head to relax to the left side, bringing your ear towards your shoulder, stretch and hold before straightening.  Repeat with the right side.  Pull your chin in and lower towards your chest, hold then turn your head slowly to the right to look over your shoulder, hold and turn back slowly to the centre.  Repeat turning to the left