Things You'll Need:
- Desk or table
- Arm chair
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Step 1
Prepare wrists for athletic activity. Get in the push-up position, but hold your body up with your fingers on each hand pointing inwards, towards each other. Hold for five seconds, and then move the fingers so they are now pointing forward. Hold for five seconds. Fan fingers outward, so each hand is pointing in the opposite direction. Hold for five seconds. Repeat.
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Step 2
Prevent Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. Sit up straight with palms facing up and fingers fully spread, resting just above your thighs. Stretch as far as you can for five seconds and then gently close into a fist. Repeat five times to stretch your palms, wrists and fingers. Next, place your palms together as if you are praying. Your elbows should be pointing outward.
Keeping your hands together, lower straight down towards your belly button and hold for fifteen seconds, rotate your palms so your fingers now point downward and raise your hands back up to the starting position. Hold for fifteen seconds and then repeat. This stretches your forearms in addition to your palms, wrists and fingers. Both of these stretches increase circulation in your hands and arms. -
Step 3
Increase strength. While sitting at a desk, rest your arms on the chair arm rests and place your palms underneath the desk in front of you, palms up. Press upwards, as if you are lifting the desk (don't actually lift the desk) and hold for five seconds. Repeat. This strengthens your wrist flexors and counteracts Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. Next, sit straight in your chair and place your left arm on the chair arm rest.
Make a thumbs-up with your left hand. With your right hand, pull back on the left thumb, but resist the tension and don't let your thumb move. Hold for five seconds. Repeat ten times. Switch hands. Next do the same stretch, only this time pushing instead of pulling. This strengthens the thumb adductors and flexors as well as prevents DeQuervain's Disease. -
Step 4
Stretch at a red light, during a meeting or while talking on the phone. Some stretches are so simple that no one has to know you're even doing them. For instance, gently pull each finger and thumb in each direction. Next, rotate each finger and thumb in a circle.
