Work Update | Workspace Workout & Work-In
Our busy lives leave us little time & energy for elaborate fitness regimes at gyms & studios. Learn in this post an office workout that you can practice at your workspaces during your office hours.
#CorporateYogaWebinar | #SukshmaVyayamaForCorporates | #LearningNeutralizingTechniques
It was a great experience conducting Corporate Yoga Webinar for Toyota Motor Corporation & @ToyotaEvery organized by Mantra Care. The theme of the webinar was #SukshmaVyayama for #Corporates.
In the webinar, my focus was to encourage employees to adopt & equip themselves with mind-body relaxation chair stretches compatible with their busy work lives & workspaces.
In the two-day webinar, I also taught employees a couple of #eyeexercises to neutralize the ill effects of increased screen time on the eye muscles as well as the brain.
• eye-care <=> digital well-being
NOTE: I recommend desktop workers wear eyeglasses 👓 with a blue cut lens. They protect your eyes 👀 from increased exposure to blue light due to long hours of screen time.
Research & studies show that the blue light entering our eyes while working in front of the desktop disrupts melatonin levels, a sleep hormone. It further causes issues like insomnia, headaches, & other hosts of sleep problems.
#Context
Today, the nature of our office jobs requires us to sit anywhere 8 hours a day. All this while, we've become desk-bound employees to keep up with work commitments. Moreover, our preoccupation with office jobs many times leaves us little time & energy for workouts at gyms & studios consistently. In lack of motivation, it becomes difficult to push ourselves & pursue elaborate fitness regimes daily.
Nonetheless, the desk-bound high-stress work environment in our workspaces puts a huge toll on both our bodies & minds. Against this backdrop, it's critical to learn & adopt sustainable & portable mind-body remedies. Such remedies help us restore & replenish ourselves without having to put in the extra effort & finding the time.
#Remedy = Correct Sitting Posture + Sukshma Vyayama + Daily 6000 Steps
I've spoken elaborately about the importance of sitting in the correct posture & walking 7000 steps daily in my previous LinkedIn posts. In this post, I am going to touch upon Sukshma Vyayama, its core working principle, & its benefits.
#SukshmaVyayama
Sukshma Vyayama is a restorative yogic practice developed & propagated by Maharshi Karthikeyaji Maharaj of the Himalayas.
It's a breath-awareness-based sequential workout of joints like:
#neckjoint
#shoulderjoint
#arms #elbows #wrist
#trunkjoint
#kneejoint
#anklejoint
• The above joints are prone to storing up muscle tension, thus, causing stiffness due to long sitting hours & immobility. As a result, employees tend to suffer from all sorts of postural issues & consequently, other hosts of lifestyle diseases.
#Benefits
Practitioners experience low-stress levels, restfulness in the body, & calmness in the mind.
• To reap the benefits of this technique, the practitioner must follow its thumb rule: awareness-informed movements in sync with the breath.
P.S.: Learn the technique today to claim its mind-body relaxation benefits tomorrow.
#ClosingRemark
Sukshma Vyayama is a handy & hassle-free chair workout. In the constant hustle culture, it can be your continuous companion to keep you going steadily & healthily.
#KeyTakeaway
• Long sitting hours => Muscle tension => Stiffness in muscles (poor circulation & lymphatic drainage) => Postural pain (disease & discomfort) => Drop in energy levels => Decline in cognition => Fall in productivity
