Wrists · Shoulders

Standing wrist shake-out

Mobility · Standing

How to do it

Stand with arms relaxed. Gently shake out the hands, then circle the wrists a few times each direction. Keep shoulders down.

Dose

20s

What you should feel

Your hands and forearms unclenching

Common mistake

Tensing the shoulders up by the ears while shaking.

Make it easier

Shake gently while seated.

Avoid this movement if

You have an acute wrist injury.

Why DeskBreak uses it

Shakes tension out of the hands and gets you off the mouse and out of the chair at the same time.

Stop this movement if it causes sharp or worsening pain, numbness, weakness or dizziness.