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: 

Hip Flexor Release demonstration

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1. Progress the exercise by dropping to your knee 2. Ankle should be positioned directly under the knee 3. Pull navel to spine 4. Gently squeeze glutes 5. Gently squeeze shoulder blades 6. Hold for 3 breath cycles

See the full workout (PDF)