What are some of the best exercises for keyboarding microbreaks while seated?
A. The best exercises depend on your particular form of RSI, but here are a few favorites: the “Shoulder Blade Squeeze” is performed by raising your forearms and pointing your hands to the ceiling. Push your arms back, squeezing your shoulder blades together. Hold for at least 5 seconds and repeat 3 times. “Eye Palming” is performed by placing your elbows on your desk, cup your hands, close your eyes, and place your eyelids gently down onto your palms. Hold this position for 1 minute while breathing deeply and slowly. Then uncover your eyes slowly. The “Arm and Shoulder Shake”–drop your hands to your sides then shake your relaxed hands, arms, and shoulders gently for at least 5 seconds and repeat 3 times. “Spanning”–place you arms straight in front of you and spread your fingers as far as possible for at least 5 seconds and repeat 5 times. This exercise was made famous by career pianists. With the arms extended in front of you, spanning can be combined with a “Forearm Extensor Stretc
