With the nationwide lockdown getting extended till May 3 in order to contain the further spreading of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, the current scenario of working from home will also persist for the next few weeks. Also Read: COVID-19: Ultimate Home Workout Ideas To Stay Fit And Active In Times Of Social Distancing

Working from home is not as easy as we expected it to be. Many of us are complaining about a lot more stress, more workload and hardly getting our short breaks. A sedentary lifestyle has become a bad habit and this gloom is often triggering negative feelings and emotions.

If you are battling dullness, mood swings, and suffering from nagging aches and pains, the best thing you can do is to manage taking regular breaks in between your work schedules. Also Read: Take A Break: 5 Fabulous Ways To Stretch Your Muscles At The Workplace

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Plan and make an effort to take a few minute short breaks from your work to stretch your muscles to improve the blood flow. Push yourself from the desk, wander in your home and do these simple 5 minutes stretches that help to boost your energy levels and keep your body pain at ease.
Stretches

The benefits of stretches include:

Try These Simple Stretches To Ease Stiffness And Improve Mobility

Neck And Shoulder

Bending forward your desk can stress the spine and stiffen the shoulders, the best way to relax stiffened muscles is to reach your arms behind you, interlocking the fingers and raising your arms. You will feel relieved from muscle tightness and stiffness in the neck and shoulders.

Back Of The Legs

If you don’t sit in a proper position, (as most of us don’t) this would hamper the blood flow to the lower extremities. Do this simple stretch to improve the blood circulation to your legs, be seated and stretch your legs and reach down towards your toes.

Over Stretch

This is a simple and easiest stretch as most of us do when we feel a little tired and stiff. Just raise your arms above the head, interlock your fingers and push away from yourself.

Wrist Stretch

This is especially for all those who spend the whole day typing. An easy to do stretch, stand up and place your wrist on the table, in such a way they face away from you and exert pressure until you feel the stretch, hang on this position for a few seconds and continue rotating your wrist circles.

Thigh Balance

While working from home you spend most of the time sitting, you will lack flexibility and balance. Use your table for support, stand up and lift your leg behind, holding on to your ankle, raise the leg as high as you can with your knee bent at a right angle. Stay in this position for 3-5 seconds and repeat on with other legs.

Single-Leg Squat

Single leg squat improves your lower body stamina and strengthens the muscles to maintain balance. Stand tall on one leg with your other leg stretched out in front of you. Slowly lower into a seated squat position and repeat with alternate sides.

Stress Ball Squeeze

Stress ball squeeze is a perfect way to enhance your productivity and beat stress. Your workload is not going to get reduced by squeezing a stress ball but definitely will give time for your brain to focus and reset.