2024-10-25 - Stretching at your Desk - Chewing the Fat 📈

[bradystroud]

https://www.ssw.com.au/rules/stretch-at-work/

Which stretch felt like it made the most difference?
# 1 Thoracic Spine
# 2 Chest Opener
# 3 Hip Flexor

[drwharris]

1 Which stretch felt like it made the most difference?

I do the Hip Flexor stretch every morning and night already

I also use a foam roller to lay on to help open my chest

[TobyChurches]

Which stretch felt like it made the most difference?

2 Chest Opener

This is a great rule and something that we should be trying to improve. I often forget about my posture - We need SSWStretchMasters to call out bad posture when they see it 😅

[MarcusIrmscherSSW]

I found the Thoracic Spine stretch made the most difference.

Its a great idea to draw focus to the benefits of stretching. We all know it helps but it easy to overlook especially when you're busy. 💪

[ozdemir-mehmet]

Loved them all.

[jakebayliss]

Oh im sure you did

[jakebayliss]

Which stretch felt like it made the most difference?
I do lots to help this already when running/doing pull ups :)

[brookjeynes-ssw]

Taking small breaks throughout the workday to stretch will not only improve your physical but also mental.

I think it's also really important to look at ways the tools you use in your daily worklife can help improve your wellbeing / posture, i.e. using chairs that sit upright, using split keyboards to keep your wrists from bending inwards.

[calumjs]

Stretching is a good start, I'd recommend going to the gym as well

[matt-goldman-ssw]

Great rule and awesome video. Personally if I don't stretch regularly I get all kinds of problems, specifically in my hips and ITB.

[joshbermanssw]

Im a big fan of the thoracic spine stretch - usually perform these quite often throughout the day

[sam-s-maher]

Thoracic Spine, it's always the back for me. Quality video Jeoffrey!

[RobJT-wq]

I felt the hip flexor stretch the most.

[leahy268]

Thoracic Spine - Always the back for me. Need to probably actually leave my desk during the day sometimes.

[ricksu978]

Which stretch felt like it made the most difference?

# 2 Chest Opener

[steven0x51]

Which stretch felt like it made the most difference?

2 Chest Opener

[Tanya-Leahy]

Which stretch felt like it made the most difference?

2 Chest Opener

[wicksipedia]

I take the standing reminders from my watch seriously! I used to have to do supine twists all the time to crack my back but moving around more helped alleviate that issue

bad example: sitting all day makes me feel like this

good example: ready for the next teams call

[Calinator444]

Which stretch felt like it made the most difference?

Thoracic Spine

I've basically been sitting at desks my whole life and I think I have bad posture as a result 🥲

[JimmyChenSSW]

By the way, I believe there are some other ways to stretch yourself and easily to be set up in our office.
E.g.,

[MattParkerDev]

Awesome video Jeoffrey!

However, the images on the rule don't line up at all with the instructions or how they were demonstrated in the video, and are clearly AI generated.

[tiagov8]

+1 real images would be better

[bahjatalaadelssw]

Which stretch felt like it made the most difference?
All the stretches helped to relief tension

[Ben0189]

1 Thoracic Spine

[stephanfakossw]

Awesome video dude... Kudos on filming devs in their natural habitat!
You're absolutely correct, we should stretch more - I'll add to the routine.

[Levijj22]

Awesome video Jeoffrey! Great reminders

[SamBWagner]

Which stretch felt like it made the most difference?
I've solved most of my pain that I was getting in my wrists and hips by exercising and moving to a split keyboard.

The pain I have now is in my upper back/neck and it's likely due to the way I sleep/the fact that I don't have monitors (my fault on the monitor front lol).

Cool video, ergonomics is a super dicey field though.

[jimmidier]

Which stretch felt like it made the most difference?

All great stretches. I like the Chest Opener a bit more. It helps the breath to feel smoother

[Aibono1225]

Which stretch felt like it made the most difference?

Love Thoracic Spine and Chest Opener

[jerryluossw]

Which stretch felt like it made the most difference?

Great video, I like Thoracic Spine the most, and Chest Opener is also great.

[tino-liu]

Which stretch felt like it made the most difference?

Chest Opener & Hip Flexor

[ozairashfaqueSSW]

2 Chest Opener

[babakamyljanovssw]

Which stretch felt like it made the most difference?

Chest Opener