Office workers, look here! Teach you how to stay healthy while sitting

Office workers often complain that they sit in the office every day, are busy with work and have no time to exercise. In fact, you don’t necessarily need a gym or a treadmill to exercise. As long as you are willing, some simple exercises can also achieve the effect of exercising. For those who sit at a desk every day, you might as well take advantage of every opportunity to do some small exercises at your seat, which can also strengthen your body.

1. Relax your eyes

Office workers stare at computers every day, and their eyes get easily fatigued, so they need to protect their eyes. Closing your eyes and rotating your eyeballs can help adjust your vision: first rotate clockwise 6 times, then rotate counterclockwise 6 times. Then open your eyes and look out the window for 2 to 3 minutes.

2. Relax your neck and shoulders

Office workers should pay attention to preventing cervical spondylosis and periarthritis of the shoulder, so they should relax their neck and shoulders. Specific method: Sit on a chair, slowly and forcefully straighten your chest, stretch your shoulders backwards, return to the original position, and repeat 10 to 12 times. Then do the shoulder shrug exercise, 12 times for the left and right shoulders respectively. This can increase lung capacity and prevent and treat cervical spondylosis and periarthritis of the shoulder.

Place your hands on your thighs, clench your fists with your palms facing up, and then extend your fingers in the order of thumb, index finger, middle finger, ring finger, and little finger. Repeat the same action, 12 times for each left and right finger. It can relieve hand muscle fatigue and promote blood circulation.

4. Relax your legs

Sitting every day can easily lead to poor blood circulation in the lower limbs. Sit on a chair, lift your toes, and at the same time contract your calf and thigh muscles. Then lift your heels, keep your calf and thigh muscles contracted for 15 seconds, and then relax. Repeat this for 5 minutes to improve blood circulation in the legs and feet.

5. Abdominal breathing

The specific method of abdominal breathing is: relax the abdominal muscles when inhaling, contract the abdominal muscles when exhaling, and repeat this for 3 minutes. It can increase gastrointestinal motility and promote the body's metabolism.