Air travel exercises


For the flight

HANDS

1(i) Link fingers. Breathe in.
1(ii) Stretch out arms. Breathe out. Repeat 3-4 times.
2(i) Palm to ground, stretch thumb towards the wrist and breathe out. Repeat on other  hand.
2(ii) Palm up, stretching each finger downwards, breathing out.
3 Rotate wrists 5-10 times clockwise and anti-
clockwise.
4 Shake out the hands.


BACK, NECK and SHOULDERS

1 Link fingers and rest hands on the back of head. Allow weight of head and arms to stretch out neck and upper back. Breathe deeply 5 times.
2 Place right hand on the left side of head, hook tips of fingers in ear and lean to one side. Breathe 5 times and repeat other side.
3 Rotate neck slowly 5 times in each direction.
4 Raise shoulders towards ears. Breathe out, drop and repeat 4-5 times.
5 Rotate shoulders backwards 5 times and forwards 5 times.
6 Turn to face back of seat keeping hips square. Repeat 3-5 times each side.
7 Sitting up straight, hands on knees, alternately  round back and then push out chest. Repeat both 3-5 times.


  For more exercises, for legs, feet, head and face, click here

 

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