Exercise Video – Office Workout – Yoga & Stretching
Office stretching, office yoga, increases blood flow and gives your muscles a quick workout after sitting hours at a time at the desk. Stretching in the office also is great for releasing stress.
Stretching and Yoga improves flexibility, promotes better blood flow, warms up your muscles, allows your body and mind to relax, and uses meditative breathing techniques to increase lung capacity. Stretching is essential in fitness.
A short yoga routine or short stretches warmup your muscles prior to a vigorous workout. Long yoga routines focus on increasing strength and muscle endurance.
Do not overstretch, it should never feel uncomfortable or painful.
Top 6 Stretching Exercises Instructional Video
Stretching should be performed before and after exercising. Stretching prevents injuries and rehabilitates muscle injuries. You should stretch your muscles before a workout as a part of your warm up. After the workout, stretch your muscles to promote flexibility, especially after a weight training. If you strength train and do not stretch you eventually become muscle-bound or lose flexibility in your muscles which is bad for athletes and causes injury.