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Feeling Tense at your desk? Try a spine twist move.

Feeling tense at your desk? Do Spine Twist in your chair or on the floor.

Setup: Sit tall and evenly on your sitz bones toward the front of your chair, with your feet flat and hip-width apart, and your pelvis and spine in neutral (with balanced natural curves).

1. Extend your arms long in front of your chest, palms facing inward. Inhale, breathing three-dimensionally, and lengthen through your spine.
2. Exhale as you slowly rotate your spine to your right for 3 counts. Bend your right elbow as you rotate, allowing your right shoulder blade to glide to your spine as your left arm reaches forward.
3. Inhale as you return to the position, lengthening your spine. Repeat on the other side. Do 5–8 reps, alternating directions.

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