Yoga teacher Aysha Bell recommends the following stretches, all of which can be done sitting in your chair. Practised together, they can help improve spinal mobility, strengthen the core, relieve neck and shoulder pain and ease tension in wrists and hands that are tired from typing.

Starburst

Stretch out your arms above, to the side or in front of you, while opening and closing the hands.
Do this for one minute and then circle your wrists and shoulders, having a little shake.

Seated twist

Start by sitting up nice and tall with your back against the backrest, if this is steady.
Inhale though the nose and lift your arms up over your head. As you exhale, twist the top of your body to the right, placing your right hand at the back of your pelvis and your left hand on the armrest.
Spend a minute here before inhaling back to the centre and repeating on the left side.

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