Campus Recreation encourages you to Un-Desk Your Body

Sitting for hours at a time convinces your muscles to accommodate a slouched position. Hip flexors shorten, the neck and upper spine protrude forward and the glutes and hamstrings weaken. To help you combat this, Chris Haukos, of Campus Recreation, has put together a stretching guide to help you Un-Desk Your Body as part of St. Cloud State University’s Keep Living campaign. 

In addition to stretching, set a reminder to get up every 20-30 minutes and give yourself small bites of movement throughout the day in order to slouch-proof your body, Haukos said. 

Stretches to Un-Desk Your Body: 

Pectoral doorframe stretch demonstration

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Pectoral doorframe stretch 1. Stretches chest and shoulder muscles 2. Activates shoulder blades 3. Helps correct poor shoulder and thoracic posture

See the full workout (PDF)