Written by: Ehsan Siddiqui
19 June 2025
Those long hours you spend sitting in your office chair give you more than just mental fatigue. It can lead to stiffness, pain, and even long-term postural issues. Here are 5 easy chair Yogas, that can help you fight it.
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Put your hands on your knees, sit up straight, circle your back like a cat, and lower your chin to your chest. Then, make a cow position by pulling your shoulders back and opening your chest up and forward.
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Sit with your feet hip-width apart and flat. With your hands on your legs or floor, release your breath, bend at the hips, and bring your head down to your knees. Hold for five breaths, then slowly raise.
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As you inhale, raise your arms straight and sit up straight in a chair. Exhale and twist your torso to the left, placing your right hand on your left knee. Reach behind you and place your left arm on the chair's back.
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Bend elbows, wrap forearms to contact palms or backs of hands, and cross right arm over left. Lift elbows slightly, take 5 breaths, and then switch sides.
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Lift one arm above your head, bend to the other side, take a deep breath, and change sides. This easy exercise can help you open up your ribcage and lengthen your sides.
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