Ergonomics: Stretches

Stretch to help prevent repetitive motion injuries and relieve the strain of standing or sitting for long periods.

Stretching refreshes muscles and nerves, relieving the strain of maintaining the same position for long periods of time. Use the stretching resources below to improve your workplace comfort, health, and productivity.

Don't just sit there!

Sitting is the most stressful of the 3 positions—standing, sitting and lying down—that most people assume during the day.

If your job involves a lot of sitting, periodically get up, stretch, and walk around.

Stretching resources

Practice daily a couple of stretches featured in the resources below:

• Back Exercises — Making Your Back Work for You (PDF) – Parlay International
• Get Up Tritons — Daily emails are sent at 10 am and 2 pm to provide instructional exercise videos you can do from the comfort of your desk. Sign up today! 
• Preventing and Healing Carpal Tunnel Syndrome & Repetitive Stress Injuries
• Stretching and Flexibility: Everything You Never Wanted to Know – by Brad Appleton
• Take Lots of Breaks to Stretch and Relax – excerpt from Computer Related Repetitive Strain Injury, by Paul Marxhausen, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
• 50 Things You Can Do to Save Your Back (PDF) – Parlay International