Six seated exercises to keep you limber at your desk
Put your hamstrings to work with a steady calf raise. (Rudy Gehrman/)Even with gyms reopening at limited capacity, it’s still safer to exercise at home or outdoors. So, we’re dubbing this September Muscle Month to help you keep up your fitness, power, and health in socially distant times.Now that summer is almost over, it’s time to double down on work and school. But hours spent glued to a desk chair shouldn’t come at the cost of your fitness.You might think you can’t get injured while working your office job, says Rudy Gehrman, a chiropractor and the CEO of Physio Logic, a New York City-based physical wellness center. But sitting for long periods, especially with bad posture, will compress your muscle fibers and spine. “That long-term compression and flexion will eventually wear out the discs in your spine and lead to degenerative changes,” Gehrman explains.But never fear, there are a few...