Keeping your shoulders down, clasp your hands with fingers interlocked and raise your arms overhead, palms to the ceiling. Sit on the front edge of a chair with feet flat on the floor and your body weight evenly distributed on top of your two pelvic sit bones. To keep your spine elongated against the constant pull of gravity while you're in a chair, stretch it out at least twice during the workday.
Studies show that taking short breaks during your workday-even just a few seconds to stretch-won't decrease your productivity and can keep you sitting taller and looking slimmer. (Try these 6 stretches if you sit at a desk all day.)īut you can avoid this meltdown and train your tummy-slimming muscles while you're on your butt by following the guidelines for good seated posture and practicing the desk stretch.
The result: After hours of tapping on a keyboard, driving a car, and sitting in front of the TV, your shoulders round, your chin juts forward, your lower back collapses so you're sitting back on your butt-and your belly sticks out. Hold for 30 seconds, then switch legs.Įven if you start the day with perfect posture, it's a hard position to hold when you're at a desk for 8 to 9 hours. Your hips and shoulders should be facing forward. Raise your arms over your head, palms facing each other. Turn your right foot out on an angle so your right arch faces the heel of your left foot. Take a giant step forward with your left foot, bending that knee so your thigh is almost parallel to the floor (be sure your knee does not jut past your toes).
Stand tall with your feet about hip-width apart.
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