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Fitting in Fitness: Posture Makes Perfect

Fitting in Fitness: Posture Makes Perfect

By Miranda Massie on March 7, 2018

Posture is an important part of our overall fitness and comfort. Learn how to protect your body by incorporating posture exercises and stretching into your daily routine.

Week 1: Try a Midday Desk Workout

Check out the 10 Easy Stretches You Can Do at Your Desk in this Chatelaine.com video.

Week 2: Stretch It Out!

Print these handy ready-to-use stretch guides and post near your work station or around the office.

Week 3: Ergo your Lab or Office

Proper ergonomic design can minimize the risk of a wide range of injuries – from eye strain and carpal tunnel syndrome to persistent neck or back pain. Follow these easy step-by-step guides (office or lab) to set yourself up for comfort and success.

Week 4: Cultivate Your Core

Don’t forget your core. This six-minute workout from Fitnessblender.com requires no equipment and will help you build strength and achieve perfect posture.

Photo credit: UBC Communications & Marketing

Posted in Fitting In Fitness, Physical Health | Tagged breaks, fitness, fitting in fitness; physical activity;, physical health, posture, stretching | 1 Response

Perfecting Posture: Fitting in Fitness

By Miranda Massie on March 2, 2017

Move UBC month may be over, but that’s no reason to stop moving. Check out some quick and new ways to fit movement into your day – and increase your overall sense of wellbeing!

Week 1: Stretch at Your Desk

Discover seven easy stretches for your shoulders, neck, hands and wrists that you can do at your desk.

Week 2: Perfect Your Posture

Try out these five exercises to improve your overall posture.

Week 3: Cultivate Your Core

Don’t forget your core. This six-minute workout requires no equipment and will help you build strength and achieve perfect posture.

Week 4: Maintain a Neutral Spine

Sitting for long periods of time can impact your joints and muscles, as well as your spine. Learn how to support spine health to improve or reduce back pain.

Looking for more fitness tips and inspiration? Visit our Fitting in Fitness page.

Posted in Fitting In Fitness, Physical Health | Tagged back support, Chair ergonomics, desk stretches, easy, fitness, posture, quick, sitting | Leave a response

Fitting in Fitness: October 2015

By Melissa Lafrance on October 6, 2015

fitting in fitnessFitting in Fitness is a series for staff and faculty that shares tips and hints on how to increase physical activity levels.
This series is brought to us by Courtney Chan, a fourth-year student in UBC’s School of Kinesiology.

Here are Courtney’s tips for October!

  • Raining Training
  • Perfect Posture
  • Chores that are Actually Exercise
  • A Stretch for Every Finger

Want more?

These physical activity boosters are distributed through our UBC Health Contacts. The entire collection of Fitting in Fitness tips is available on our website. View them here.


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About Courtney: Courtney is a third-year kinesiology student at the University of British Columbia. When not studying or working at UBC’s Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre. Courtney enjoys running and curling, and has a secret passion for line dancing. To her, the most important part of fitness is feeling good about yourself and having fun!

To keep informed of all new fitness tips and additional health and wellbeing offerings, subscribe to the Healthy UBC Monthly Newsletter.

Posted in Fitting In Fitness, Guest Contributor, Physical Health | Tagged fitness, fitting in fitness, physical health, posture, rain, stretching, training | 1 Response

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