Exercises that will help you relieve stiffness and strengthen the neck muscles

The neck being the most sensitive muscle involved for people working on the desktop, it is important to stretch the muscles to relieve all the stiffness. However, for permanent pain removal, we need to strengthen the neck muscles. All three exercises are static contraction exercises which help strengthen all neck muscles. All exercises should be repeated at least four times each and should be held for 10-30 seconds. Inhale deeply and hold your breath when you are at the final stage of the exercises.

Exercise 1

Exercise 1

•  Sitting on chair, place one palm on the thigh
•  Place the other palm against the cheek
•  Push the head against the palm and resist
•  Repeat the same on other side
•  Repeat thrice.

Exercise 2

Exercise 2

•  Close the fingers, cup the chin in your palms
•  Push chin down and resist with palms
•  Repeat thrice

Exercise 3

Exercise 3

•  Interlock the hands behind the head
•  Push the head back while pulling forward with the palms and resist
•  Repeat thrice.