Pilates Instructor Shares Desk-Break Posture Routine
Julie Erickson recommends three equipment-free movements for people who sit or hunch over screens.
Long hours at a desk and repeated phone use can leave adults feeling stiff and less upright. Julie Erickson, a Pilates instructor in Boston and founder of Endurance Pilates and Yoga, recommends a three-part sequence for a short daytime pause. The routine needs no equipment, so it can fit into a lunch break or another brief gap.
Practiced consistently, the movements are meant to improve back mobility and build strength in that area. Those changes can make an upright seated or standing position easier, giving people who spend much of the day hunched over screens a focused way to move during the day.
The sequence can be adjusted to match different ability levels. To reduce the challenge, a person can roll down only partway or anchor the feet under a strap or couch. To increase it, the chest can be lifted higher from the mat using the back muscles, with the arms straightened when possible.
- Three movements require no equipment.
- Julie Erickson is based in Boston.
- Easier option: roll down partway or secure the feet.
- Harder option: lift the chest higher and straighten the arms.
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