It's easy to forget about posture while sitting in front of a computer all day, which is why many people suffer from neck, back and shoulder problems.

The corporate yoga service Lotus Exchange recommends five easy deskbound moves to release tension, induce calm and improve concentration. Maybe you and your boss could do them together ...

1) Neck release: sitting or standing, interlink fingers and stretch arms vertically above your head. Slightly lower chin towards chest and breathe slowly and deeply. Hold for 30-60 seconds. Repeat every hour.

2) Shoulder stretch: place hands in the prayer position behind back and try to press your palms together. Focus your mind and imagine that your breath moves into the shoulder blades. If you cannot press palms together then try to catch elbows or forearms behind your back. Hold for 30-60 seconds. Repeat every hour.

3) The lotus posture: chill out by sitting in the lotus position or cross-legged with straight spine. Try to slow down your breathing. Hold for 5-10 minutes, focusing on your breathing.

4) Chair twist: sit in your chair, feet flat on the floor, turn your torso to the left and grab the rear of your chair, lifting upwards from the lower belly. Keep lifting from the base of the spine and try to relax shoulders and arms as much as possible so that the effort is felt only in the torso.


After 30-45 seconds, turn to face the front, then swap to right side.

Standing leg stretch: good for recharging the batteries


Chair twist: feel the stretch

5) Standing leg stretch: remove shoes and socks. Carefully grab left big toe with index and middle finger of left hand and see if you can straighten leg out to left side. After 30 seconds, release and repeat on the other side. Good for concentration and recharging batteries.

Standing leg stretch:
good for recharging
the batteries