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title: Relax Your Body at Work (archived)
url: https://mbmi.org/archive/mind-body-basics/managing-stress/relax-at-work
description: The Relax Your Body at Work page archived from mbmi.org: seated stretches for feet, legs, arms and hands that fit in an office.
original_author: Mind/Body Medical Institute (later Benson-Henry Institute)
archived_at: https://web.archive.org/web/20090802071748/http://www.mbmi.org/basics/mstress_raw.asp
---
# Relax Your Body at Work (archived)

Body-centered exercises for a busy workday that need only a chair.

- Original author: Mind/Body Medical Institute (later Benson-Henry Institute)
- Original URL: http://www.mbmi.org/basics/mstress_raw.asp
- Captured: 2006-02-28 to 2009-08-02 (16 snapshots)
- Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20090802071748/http://www.mbmi.org/basics/mstress_raw.asp
- Current guide: https://mbmi.org/stress/work

## What this page said

The page said representatives of the corporate wellness programs most often got the question of what to do to de-stress during a busy day. It offered seated exercises that need only a chair and flat feet on the floor, grouped by body part and repeated three times, with the number of repetitions increasing as strength and flexibility grow.

The feet and legs routine alternated curling and stretching toes, flexing and extending the foot at the ankle and rotating the ankles in both directions; the arms and hands routine moved the wrists and hands. It suggested ending by sitting comfortably and releasing tension with each exhalation.

## Key points from the original

- Done seated, with no equipment.
- Exercises were grouped by body part.
- Finish by sitting quietly and releasing tension on each exhale.

This is a historical record, not medical advice.