5 workouts for more mobility in the home office
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In everyday working life, but especially during the renewed lockdown, the topic of exercise is neglected. We have put together five mobility workouts for you so that you don’t lose mobility.
Not only shops and restaurants, but also the sports halls and studios have closed again for months due to the ongoing pandemic. According to a survey that Forsa carried out on behalf of Techniker Krankenkasse in summer 2020, this means that around every fourth in Germany does less sport than before the crisis began. Home workouts, jogging and long walks remain popular. But let’s be honest: none of this is really much fun during the dark season, when it’s much nicer to sit on the sofa and netflix! Unfortunately, this also means that the most sporting activity for most of them is going to the fridge or the toilet at the moment. In times of lockdown, our movement simply falls short, which can quickly take revenge in the form of back pain and tension. In order to prevent this and not to lose mobility in the home office, we have put together five mobility workouts for you today. They help to do something good for you and your body in just a few minutes. Have lots of fun with it!
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7 minutes with Lu coaching
Lu-Coaching is the name of Luisa Huss from Göttingen, who has turned her greatest passion into a profession by founding her own fitness company. Mobility is a major focus of your YouTube videos. Their short sessions on the sofa or directly in bed are also worthwhile and are ideal for beginners. This workout shows you how you can do something for your mobility right at your desk in just a few minutes. The exercises last 20 seconds each – perfect for taking a short break in the morning before work or just in between and doing something against the stiff muscles and joints in the home office.
8 minutes with Pamela Reif
Pamela Reif is the absolute fitness queen. The influencer and cookbook author has long been known for her YouTube videos not only in Germany, but all over the world. Most of the exercises consist of real Mobility classics and each last 25 seconds, and you are guaranteed not to break a sweat. Nevertheless, this short session is not recommended for all beginners. Especially for exercises like the “Bow Pose” there should be a certain amount of flexibility. If you still dare to give your body some time, nothing speaks against the fact that you too can bend like Pamela soon.
10 minutes with Sascha Huber
Sascha Huber’s followers have long wanted this mobility workout. Although the Youtuber is a real muscle pack, you shouldn’t be intimidated by it – the exercises are also suitable for beginners! It is very likely that not all of these will fit perfectly right at the beginning, but that’s not a problem. If you do Sascha’s workout regularly, you will quickly notice an improvement in your mobility and you will feel much more comfortable in your body even without long stretching units.
10 minutes with Liebscher & Bracht
Together with his wife, who works as a general practitioner and naturopathic doctor, Roland Liebscher-Bracht has developed a therapy method, the aim of which is to enable everyone to lead a pain-free life. In this video, he focuses on the regions that are particularly affected in the home office and that can be painful as a result of frequent and long periods of sitting. All that is needed for the exercises is a chair and a free corner in which you can lean to stretch your knees and arms and thereby stretch them. Since the exercises are held for a relatively long time, they are not for the impatient; but they are definitely suitable for beginners.
15 minutes with Mady Morrison
In this 15-minute sequence, yoga queen Mady Morrison approaches the topic of mobility in her usual relaxed and mindful manner. The individual exercises are performed or held for 30 to 45 seconds, with a ten-second break in between. This workout is less suitable for beginners and more for advanced practitioners who have a certain basic understanding of yoga. So if you are athletic and want to maintain your flexibility even during lockdown, you will feel wonderfully stretched and relaxed after Mady’s exercises.
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