Your body is telling you a story. Are you listening?
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average American works 44 hours per week, or 8.8 hours per day.
As I have been practicing more yoga for years now, I am reminded that my body speaks to me every single day and especially during an hour of yoga. When I’m tuned in, my body indicates whether or “knot” it prefers a stance, pose, or activity.
Not only that, my body speaks to me when I’m sitting at my desk, walking outside, or doing common household chores. Most of us move constantly throughout the day, and our body is expected to cooperate 24/7 with each activity, regardless of what is required.
As many of us work at desks, whether at home or in the office, we are stationary and sedentary often for hours at a time in order to work on long projects and keep up with numerous conference calls. Often, our clients tell us their “bad habits” when it comes to posture, such as hunching over their desks and tucking one leg under their seat. These “bad habits” shift our body weight and posture, which can cause further discomfort and have lasting effects on our already strained muscles. These habits, and pain and tension they cause have a cumulative effect on our bodies, minds, and comfort.
Often while sitting at a desk, our back muscles tend to be overstretched, while our chest tends to be compressed to accommodate sitting for long periods at our work stations.
So, I ask: What are you doing to connect with your body during your work day?
Here are three benefits of exercise, yoga & chair massage to feel better!
- Chair yoga, gentle stretching, and other light activities can be easily incorporated into your workday, decreasing pain and tension, and improving posture and flexibility. These activities can also decrease stress, increasing productivity and mental clarity.
- Walking during your lunch break is another great way to gently stretch and move your body, while also helping to clear your mind.
- Of course, mobile chair massage is our favorite option for helping clients connect with their body during the workday. Just a 10-15 minute chair massage can be so beneficial both physically and mentally. Read our FAQs for more details about the many benefits of chair massage.
Think about how your body language would change at the end of the day if you incorporated these small activities into your workday.
Corporate Massage Kneads would love to be a part of your corporate wellness offerings. Our on-site chair massage services relieve back and neck pain, stress and tension, and increase employee productivity, satisfaction, and mental clarity.
If Corporate Chair Massage sounds like a program that can be incorporated into your business and wellness program, we hope to hear from you. Contact us today to start your wellness program!
