Legs · Hips
Seated march
Movement · Seated
- How to do it
- Sit tall and lift one knee, then the other, like a slow march in the chair.
- Dose
- 20 reps
- What you should feel
- Your hips and legs waking up
- Common mistake
- Leaning hard on the chair arms.
- Make it easier
- Lift the feet only an inch.
- Avoid this movement if
- You have severe hip or knee pain.
- Why DeskBreak uses it
- Gets the legs moving and the heart rate up slightly without leaving the chair.
Stop this movement if it causes sharp or worsening pain, numbness, weakness or dizziness.
Evidence
General movement principle.