Wrists

Wrist circles

Mobility · Seated or standing

How to do it

Make a loose fist or open hand and circle the wrist slowly one way, then the other.

Dose

8 reps

What you should feel

Your wrists loosening in both directions

Common mistake

Forcing through sharp pain.

Make it easier

Make the circles smaller.

Avoid this movement if

You have an acute wrist injury.

Why DeskBreak uses it

Moves the wrist through every direction after hours in one.

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