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UNC Program on Integrative Medicine

Yoga for Reversing Computer Posture | video (29 min.)

Learn different postures and movements you can do to strengthen muscle groups that combat poor computer posture. This session includes floor and chair exercises. Equipment needed: chair and blanket or towel. Yoga mat optional.

Movement & Exercise to Add to Your Workday | video (65 min.)

In this session, Dr. Nick Wise will discuss simple, but essential movements and exercises to do at home to protect your neck and back.

 

Carolina Performance

Stretch it out! Office Stretches for the Neck, Lat, Torso, and Legs | pdf
Take a break from sitting to try these five stretches for your neck, lats, torso and legs. Hold each for 15 seconds and repeat 3 times.

 

ComPsych

Deskercise! Taking Care of Your Body During the Workday | video (58 min.)
Spending many of our waking hours sitting at a desk can lead to consequences for our health. This session will discuss the importance of not being sedentary all day, and review practical, easy ways to take care of your body while working a desk job, including specific exercises to incorporate into your workday for a healthier spine. Note: The session will begin 1 minute into the recording.

 

Damsel in Defense

Personal Safety in an Unpredictable World | video (3 min.)
This brief video will address the need for people, women in particular, to be proactive about their own personal safety. Learn the “do’s and don’ts” regarding effective personal safety and debunk some myths to empower and educate women to walk with confidence.

 

UNC Integrative Medicine

Working at Home and Your Musculoskeletal Health | video (21 min.)
Learn the proper way to sit and workstation guidelines that support back health. This video will also review some office exercises you can do to strengthen your neck and back.

 

UNC Wellness Centers

3-Minute Stretch at Your Desk | video (3 min.)
Pick up a simple stretching routine you can do at your desk to get moving and feel better throughout your workday.

 

University Physical Therapy

Low Back Pain Prevention | video (9 min.)
Join University Physical Therapy, a group of faculty physical therapy practices in Chapel Hill, Durham and Hillsborough, to learn workplace wellness strategies to reduce low back pain.