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Five Amazing Stretches After Too Much Tech Time

March 24, 2020 By Kari Leave a Comment

There’s stress on our bodies from being on our devices more often these days.
In the fourth of my Take Care Tuesday series, here are five amazing stretches you can do after too much tech time.

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Let’s be honest, we’re all on our phones more than we probably should be (especially now). As we all hunker down at home because of the COVID-19 pandemic, we’re spending more time on our phones, tablets, and in front of our TVs. We know excessive screen time can take a toll on your body, causing issues in our upper backs, shoulders, wrists, neck and even our hips.

Back in January, my friends at Soul2Sole Massage Studio taught me five amazing stretches after too much tech time. Here they are!

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#1:Tech Neck

If you experience discomfort on the sides of the neck, a scalenes stretch might be beneficial. This stretch can be done with three variations, stretching the back, middle, and front fibers of this muscle group. A tech user would benefit from this stretch, as it is common for the neck to be stressed into a forward position, causing the scalenes to tighten up.

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#2: Hunched Shoulders

If pain or tightness occur in the back of the neck down to the tops of the shoulder blades, an upper trap stretch could help. This stretch will benefit individuals who hold their shoulders high, or individuals who are in a looking-down position for long periods of time.

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 #3: Sore Wrists + Forearms

Typing or scrolling excessively can eventually lead to wrist fatigue, often due to the tightness in the forearms. Doing these two easy stretches for the common flexor and common extensors of the wrist can help with tech-induced arm tension and wrist fatigue.

#4: Upper Body Exhaustion

Extended use of tech devices can lead to rolled-in shoulders and tightened chest muscles. A couple degrees of pec stretching may be performed in order to open up the chest, and can also help if deep breathing feels hard. Three variations of the pec stretch can be performed to stretch the lower, middle, and top fibers of this muscle. This stretch can also help with using proper posture.

#5: Sitting For Hours On End

Tech users are often stuck in a seated position. This can cause discomfort in the front hip area. However, this feeling can be helped with the use of the iliopsoas stretch, ( a strong hip flexor muscle). This muscle stretch works to lengthen the shortened hip flexors, allowing less tension when it is extended for activities.

photos: Dallas Curow Photography

 

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What do you do when other kids are mean to your ki What do you do when other kids are mean to your kid? How do you handle it? No matter what season you're in with parenting or how old your kids are, I would love to hear your tactics! Please share below in the comments and we can all learn from each other👇👇. #pinkshirtday

Even when Wyatt was littler and would sometimes get rejected at the park when he asked to play, it would shatter my heart. 😫

I was bullied in high school pretty bad. My aunt stepped in one time and regulated some mean girls. Shared the (now) hilarious story on my Stories.❤❤

Wyatt's cute tee is from @deuxpardeuxkids, I'm wearing my @smashtess sweetheart roper and that heart print out is @justinema's free printable Kindness Challenge! (Looks like I have some catching up to do)! 🤣
See that cute little face photo bombing in the bac See that cute little face photo bombing in the back? 😊 He helps with my mental health on a daily basis. I know what each person needs varies, but for me, getting alone time to walk the dogs has been key in managing my anxiety and stress (especially this past year).

I believe investing in mental health initiatives is more important than ever. I’m so happy to be partnering with @atbfinancial for a really meaningful campaign called #ATBUp.

Each weekday from March 1-12, one more simple, FUN social challenge will be presented. When you complete and share on social using #ATBUp, @atbfinancial will donate $1 to @mentalhealthab!

I’ll be heading up two challenges—and including Moses 🐶 and Monroe 🐶. I hope you’ll join me! 😊💛

Visit up.atb.com to enter to win prizes, and get more info about the challenges and Alberta’s Mental Health Foundation.
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