Pilates for Upper Back Tightness

I remember when I was a student at UCSD sporting messy buns and wondering why I was getting neck pain and migraines all the time. I just went with it because I thought it was from all the classes, reading and studying I was doing. In a way- yes… It wasn’t until I started volunteering at a Physical Therapy clinic that I learned it had more to do with the ergonomics of how I was sitting and leaning over my textbooks than it did with the material I was trying to cram into my head.

Same could be said for my fiancé when he switched to more of a desk job when the WFH order was issued. Having a chair/desk/computer situation that wasn’t meshing with his 6’2” frame was causing him to round his upper back and jut his head forward toward the computer screen. He started feeing upper back tension and knots at the base of his head that was giving him headaches.

We are in the process of looking for office chairs and got a second monitor to help with the leaning into he computer situation BUT this simple series is also a huge help in alleviating upper back & neck pain. All you need is a wall & some light weights (optional). Once you get the hang of this series it’ll take less than 5 minutes of your time so you can sneak it into a work break. Check out the full version on my YouTube channel.

Share with a friend that is working from home-it always nice to be thought of :) and if you try it out let me know how you feel afterwards!