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How Yoga Helps Office Workers
Ergonomic work stations are a step in the right direction, but studies have shown the most effective way to prevent office workplace injuries is to stretch muscles that become tight and strengthen muscles that become weak from sitting.
Listed below are several other examples of how yoga can help to counteract common workplace complaints:
Repetitive Strain Injuries caused by long hours performing repetitive tasks:
Yoga helps to improve circulation to extremities and stretch the muscles surrounding the wrists.
Headaches caused by long working hours sitting in a hunched position:
Yoga helps to facilitate healthier breathing patterns by opening the chest and lungs and improving flexibility in the spine.
Lethargy caused by long hours in sedentary positions with lack of natural lighting or ventilation:
Yoga helps to stimulate the flow of oxygen and blood throughout the body and to the brain, improving mood and mental clarity.
Sitting for long periods of time is surprisingly harmful to the human body. Improper posture and excessive sitting can result in neck protrusion, tight shoulders, arms and hip flexors, and weak back, abdominal and gluteus muscles.
This strain often translates to neck and shoulder tension as well as back pain.
This strain often translates to neck and shoulder tension as well as back pain.
Workspace Yoga Sequences are specifically designed
to stretch and strengthen muscles compromised during office work
to stretch and strengthen muscles compromised during office work