What’s The Matter
You’ve been working on that monthly report for hours now, knowing that it is due first thing in the morning. Your mind is full of great ideas; you even found some discrepancies that you wanted so much to revise so you’ll have a powerful report the next morning. But though your brain is pushing for more, your hands are asking for a break. The baby in your tummy is even wriggling more frequently as if telling you that your hands are about to fall off.
What You Should Do
As there are many available remedies for eyestrain (what happens when one is focusing much on the monitor), there are also stretches that will give your typing fingers (as well as your arms and shoulders) a breather, so you can move on to those pending excel sheets and even tackle that concluding paragraph in a breeze. Just give yourself some time to do the following:
1. Bend and then straighten your fingers – do this for several times.
2. Keep your arms in front of you and then clasp your fists gently. Gradually twist your wrists inward, then back – do this for five times. After that soothing wrist-twisting, proceed to rotating your fists in circles.
3. Next, smooth down your arms against your sides and press in for five seconds (be careful not to compress near your tummy), then release them. Repeat this step for two or three times.
4. Finally, put your arms down and lift up your shoulders in the direction of your ears. Hold yourself in this position while you count to five; then gently drop your shoulders back. Repeat this one more time until you feel that wonderful sensation traveling from your shoulders down to your arms – and of course to your hands.
Why It Works Magic
It is never a secret that stretching amplifies the blood flow; the stretching steps given above do so to your fingers, arms, and shoulders. It also helps keep your muscles unrestricted and loose. Also, it’s good to take a break before going through the final pages of that report; it’ll do good to your brain and will even keep you sane LOL!
