Now you have no excuse to not be exercising.

You’re welcome.

Exercising is only a part of a writer’s self-care routine, but it has so many benefits. Besides getting your blood pumping and staying fit, exercises and stretching can help reduce the pain that comes with working at a desk for long hours.

Today I’m going to show you some great exercises and stretches that you can easily implement into your daily routine.

 

 

I really love working out. It’s one of my favorite parts of my morning. Besides all the obvious health benefits, I just enjoy it. You may or may not liking exercising, but I promise that it’s necessary for your health. And it doesn’t have to be complicated or long! Something as short and easy as the routines I’m about to show you are more than sufficient if done on a regular basis. 🙂

 

|Stretches|

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Click here for 9 stretches that you can do from the comfort of your chair. 

 

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Click here for a full variety of chair stretches you can do. This article does really well in covering a lot of areas of the body for stretching.

 

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Another great, well-rounded article for stretches ranging from your arms, neck, legs and more. From Verywellfit.com.

 

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I tend to get neck and back pain from sitting for a long time, so this stretch routine from Darebee is perfect. This is part of a collection of 100 office exercises. 

 

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After a long day of writing, using these stretches to unwind and relax. Another from the 100 office workouts from Darebee.

 

 

|Exercises|

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Take just a ten-minute writing break to do this workout. You don’t even have to get up! 😉 Yet another from Darebee’s 100 office workouts collection.

 

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Can you tell I like Darebee? 😉 Seriously though, they have really cool workouts and programs! Click here for this quick chair workout.

 

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Yes, I am a Darebee fan. Click here for this a-little-more-intense but still doable workout.

 

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Yeah I might as well tell you now that the rest of these are from Darebee. 😛 This is another one that’s a bit more intense.

 

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Yeah…I don’t like push-ups either. But this workout uses the wall for push-ups, which is a great introduction to this exercise for those of us who aren’t used to push-ups.

 

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I hope these simple routine will help you lead a healthier, more creative lifestyle. 🙂

 

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• MY MORNING & NIGHT ROUTINES (HOW THEY MAKE ME MORE PRODUCTIVE)
• HOW TO TAKE A SELF-CARE DAY AS A WRITER|7 IDEAS
• SELF-CARE FOR WRITERS {STAY INSPIRED, CREATIVE, & FEELING GREAT}

 

 

What’s your favorite way to get some exercise?

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