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Slightly off-topic, but also very relevant. 36 years old, been coding at desk jobs since college. My sitting-at-a-desk-all-day-related pain has been really eli
by JohnBooty 14y ago
Slightly off-topic, but also very relevant. 36 years old, been coding at desk jobs since college.
My sitting-at-a-desk-all-day-related pain has been really eliminated by a very simple stretching technique. It's known as "upward dog pose" in yoga, but you don't need to do it as part of a yoga routine or anything like that. I've had friends have it recommended to them by doctors.
It's a simple, simple pose; Google "upward dog" for plenty of pictorial examples.
Just about anybody can benefit from doing this and other stretches several times a day, so it's fairly independent of whether you use a sitting desk, standing desk, or split your time between the two. Good luck!
- raldi 14y agoDo you need to do it lying down?
- tagawa 14y agoYes - the starting position is to lie face down. See here: http://www.tinajuanfitness.info/exercises/mod%20upward%20dog.htm http://www.tinajuanfitness.info/exercises/mod%20upward%20dog...
- Dn_Ab 14y agoOh yeah it's a great stretch. I learned of it from gymnastics. Alternated between a bent over knees with head on ground and arm forward in a kind of prayer pose and that stretch. The lying twist stretch is good too.