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How to Work out at Work Without Looking Crazy

Get more active and more productive with these at-work workouts -- without looking like a jerk

by Emily Woodruff | 2 COMMENTS

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11 a.m.: Stretch While most of your muscles are at rest during the average workday, there is a body part that is getting one heck of a workout: the wrist. Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is on the rise, and anyone who's spent a day in front of a keyboard knows that tingling, aching feeling can last a lot longer than working hours. To ward off CTS, the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy recommends these exercises:

Wrist bend:
Rest your elbow on a table, arm pointing up, wrist straight. Gently bend your wrist forward at a right angle and hold for five seconds. Straighten your wrist. Gently bend it backwards and hold for five seconds. Do three sets of 10 repetitions.

Wrist flex:
Keeping your arm straight in front with your palm facing down, gently bend your wrist down. Use the opposite hand to press the stretching hand back towards your body and hold for 15 to 30 seconds. Straighten your wrist. Gently bend the stretching hand backwards and use the opposite hand to pull the fingers back. Hold for 15 to 30 seconds. Do three sets with each wrist

Hand squeeze:
Squeeze a rubber ball (or ball your hands into a fist) and hold for five seconds. Do three sets of 10 repetitions.

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