Protect Your Wrists and Hands

Working on a keyboard day after day can seriously aggravate the wrist and hand muscles. These exercises will relax and loosen those tender, overworked muscles.

Do these OFTEN during the day!

Benefits

Hands in Prayer Pose

Counter Stretch to Prayer Pose

Benefits

Physical

Stretches out hands, fingers, wrists and arms.

Stretches arm pits and stimulates the lymph system.

Lengthens the spine.

Balances the left and right sides of the body.

Helps decrease tendency towards repetitive motion injuries.

Mental

Releases anxiety.

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Hands in prayer pose

Sit with your spine straight and both feet flat on the floor.

Place your hands together, finger to finger, palm to palm, in prayer pose in front of your heart.

Slowly inhale, pressing the palms of your hands firmly together, fingers pointing up.

Holding the prayer pose, exhale slowly as you lower your hands as far as possible. Remember to maintain the prayer pose.

Inhale and slowly raise your hands in front of your heart.

Exhale slowly and lower your hands.

Do five to ten times.

To complete this posture:

Inhale, keeping your hands in front of your chest

Exhale, relaxing your chin to your chest.

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Counter stretch to prayer pose

Sit with your spine straight and both feet flat on the floor.

Stretch your arms out in front of your heart, shoulders relaxed, palms together, fingers interlaced.

Reach outward with your arms and hands, keeping your back straight.

Inhale slowly, raising your arms above the crown of your head. Allow your entire spine to stretch tall and long.

Exhale slowly, feeling the length in your spine, and return your hands to their position in front of your heart.

Do this five to ten times.

To complete this posture:

Inhale, pressing your palms up to the sky

Exhale, slowly allowing your hands to float down to your sides.

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