20/05/2025
Desk job = stiff neck? 😩
Take 2 minutes to stretch it out and feel the difference! 💆♂️💻
Try these simple neck stretches to fight tension, boost focus, and stay pain-free.
Your posture (and productivity) will thank you! 🙌
1. Forward flexion stretch - Seated or standing, keep your neck, shoulders, and torso straight. Place both hands behind your head.
Slowly pull your chin towards your chest until you feel the stretch in the back of your neck.
Hold for ten seconds
2. Flexion isometric - Seated or standing, keeping your neck, shoulders, and torso straight.
Place your palm against your forehead, and gently push your forehead into your palm, holding the position static.
Hold for ten seconds
3. Lateral stretch - seated or standing, keeping your neck, shoulders, and torso straight.
Tilt your head so that your right ear moves towards your right shoulder until you feel a distinct stretch in the left side of the neck.
Hold for ten seconds, repeat on other side
4. Lateral isometric - seated or standing, keeping your neck, shoulders, and torso straight.
Reach towards the small of your back, tilt your head and place your other hand on the top of your head using the weight to apply pressure to the stretch
Hold for ten seconds, repeat on other side
5. Rotation stretch - seated or standing, keeping neck, shoulders, and torso straight. Place your right palm against your forehead.
Turn your head slightly to the right, moving gently until you feel a stretch in the left side of your neck.
Hold for ten seconds repeat on other side
6. Extension stretch - seated or standing, keeping neck, shoulders, and torso straight. Keep your chin level and look straight ahead
Gently bend your head backward so that your eyes are looking up at the ceiling.
Stop when you feel a stretch in the front of your neck.
Hold for ten seconds
Do you struggle with a stiff neck?
