10
Start-up Meeting Stretches
Neck and ankle stretches.
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Your department start-up meeting is a great way to prepare for the workday. It's also a great time to get your muscles ready for your office workout with some stretches.
Stretch from head to toe, beginning with the neck.
- Slowly tilt head toward shoulder.
- Hold for ten seconds.
- Alternate sides.
Next loosen up your shoulders to get rid of the ache, increase flexibility and add strength.
- Roll both shoulders forward in a circular motion.
- Roll both shoulders backward in a circular motion.
- Repeat ten times.
Stretch your wrists to get ready for computer work.
- Stretch arm out with palm down.
- With other hand, pull fingers down.
- Hold for three seconds.
- Then pull up on fingers.
- Hold for three seconds.
- Repeat, alternating three times.
Relieve the tired and lethargic feeling you get in your legs with ankle and calf stretches.
- Hold one foot off the floor with your leg straight.
- Flex your ankle pointing your toes up.
- Extend you ankle pointing your toes down.
- Do ten times and repeat with other leg.
- Next, draw a circle with your toes, moving one foot clockwise and then counter-clockwise.
- Change feet.
