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COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. -- If you sit at a desk all day long feeling sluggish, stiff and tired you are the perfect candidate for "The Desk Workout".

Stretching and moving your body throughout the day can help reduce tension and the risk of potential injury.

Karen Kovaly with the YMCA was on FOX21 Morning News with some examples of "The Desk Workout".

"Do these exercises multiple times throughout the day, holding the stretches for 20 seconds each," says Kovaly, "And don't forget to breathe while stretching."

1) Wrists/Arms: To prevent injury from the repetitive motion of typing
*Rotate wrists
*Bend wrists- back and forward
*Reach overhead grab arms behind back (reverses effect of being hunched forward)

2) Neck/Back: To reduce muscle tension from sitting in same position all day
*Shoulder rolls
*Bring arm across chest- for Middle-upper back stretch
*Neck side to side
*Bend over with knees slightly bent and let your whole torso hang

3) Legs: activities to increase circulation
*Roll ankles
*Pull knee to chest
*WALK wherever, whenever you can during day

4) Eyes: Things you can do to prevent eye strain & relax eye muscles from looking at a computer
*Computer should be an arms length away & no glare on the screen or backlit
*Look away every 15 minutes and focus on a more distant point for about 20 seconds
*Close your eyes and cup your hands over them for 15 seconds