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fitness this month yoga break how stretching poses can help release the body from aches and prevent injuries resulting from long work hours words allana ferreira ustralians who work full time can spend more than 30 per cent of their day at work researchers say the average person so how do you treat your body during all this time? safe work australia reports that injury claims were musculoskeletal and trauma to muscles or tendons according to lakeside sports medicine centre physiotherapist nick position can result in body aches of the spine get very stiff," nick says around during working hours can go "we observe a lot of neck pain especially in people who sit for long hours," he says "for someone who works standing lower back." combat pain and poor posture teaches at melbourne sports centres says anyone of any age and body type can practise yoga and adapt some postures to the workplace much pressure on the shoulders and neck," she says poses like rolling your shoulders and tension in the lower back for those who reversing blood flow can help." gisele also points out that yoga in corporate environments has been increasing offices," she says "it helps not only the person but also environment in the workplace." it is a change that natalie osborne experienced practising yoga for the past 30 years natalie used some yoga techniques to deal with the fast-paced routine of being quadriceps and knee to chest stretch place your left hand on your heel towards your with your right hand and push the heel back until you feel that same leg forward and keep your knee on the other side than eight hours a day under pressure the breath of yoga can help you calm down in those situations." natalie says she remembers waking up at 5am how tired her body was back then made me understand how my body was and what to do to improve." how often have you complained of posture-related headaches after work? nick reminds us that wearing to posture and staying active daily before or after work with at least way to avoid injury check out the best yoga apps for your practice standing side stretch from a standing fingers and push the palms away to the sky to the side and hold for 3 deep breaths stretching the side of the other side down in those situations." natalie osborne the house of wellness 24 gisele cabasa shows some yoga poses you can do during seated twist stretches the back muscles and left hand on the right side of the chair lengthen and exhale while twisting forward fold with shoulder stretch slightly bend your knees and arms holding for about 10 seconds yogi squat this helps free up the lower back palms together in front of the chest hold for 30 seconds