The move library
Desk stretches for every stiff spot.
Sitting still all day leaves different parts of you complaining by different times. Pick the part that’s talking loudest. Every move has a drawing, plain steps and a time, and most work without leaving your chair.
Stretches by body area
- Neck Desk stretches for a stiff neck 17 moves
- Shoulders Shoulder stretches for desk workers 47 moves
- Back Back stretches you can do at your desk 43 moves
- Wrists Wrist stretches for typing and mouse work 24 moves
- Hands Hand and finger stretches for the keyboard 25 moves
- Eyes Eye exercises for screen time 23 moves
- Hips Hip stretches for sitting all day 97 moves
- Glutes Glute exercises for people who sit all day 23 moves
- Knees Knee exercises you can do at your desk 25 moves
- Ankles Ankle exercises you can do at your desk 35 moves
- Feet Foot exercises under your desk 42 moves
- Core Core exercises for desk workers 77 moves
- Energy Quick desk exercises for the afternoon slump 30 moves
All 400+ moves, A to Z.
21 are free in Desk Gym. Pro unlocks the rest, and every new move we add.
A
- All-fours elbow opening
- All-fours raised-knee straightening
- All-fours shoulder taps
- All-fours side toe slides
- Alternating arm punches
- Alternating heel digs
- Alternating reverse arm curls
- Alternating upward punches
- Archer push-ups
- Arm circles
- Assisted big toe tip bend
- Assisted little-side wrist bend
- Assisted palm-down turn
- Assisted palm-up turn
- Assisted thumb-side wrist bend
B
- Back-of-hand wrist press
- Back-to-back wrist stretch
- Band anti-turn presses
- Band bent-over arm openings
- Band biceps curls
- Band chest presses
- Band diagonal steps
- Band face pulls
- Band front raises
- Band hammer curls
- Band inward ankle turns
- Band inward shoulder turn
- Band low-to-high diagonal pulls
- Band outward ankle turns
- Band outward shoulder turns
- Band overhead anti-turn holds
- Band pull-aparts
- Band side arm raises
- Band side steps
- Band squats
- Band straight-arm pull-downs
- Band triceps press-downs
- Bear crawl
- Bear hover foot lifts
- Bear hover side steps
- Bear plank
- Behind-back towel slide
- Bent-arm rolls
- Bent-knee boat hold
- Bent-knee calf stretch
- Bent-knee side plank
- Bicycle crunches
- Big toe floor press
- Big toe lift
- Bird dog
- Bird dog with knee tuck
- Blocked finger closing
- Blocked finger spread
- Blocked thumb extension
- Boat knee extensions
- Bodyweight squats
- Bridge heel lifts
- Bridge knee straightening
- Bulgarian split squats
- Burpees
- Butterfly stretch
C
- Cactus forearm rotation
- Calf raises Free
- Cat-cow stretch Free
- Chair dips
- Chair-supported hamstring stretch
- Chair-supported inner-thigh plank
- Child's pose Free
- Chin tuck Free
- Clamshells
- Closed-eye rest
- Collarbone-supported neck stretch
- Complete blink Free
- Cossack squats
- Crab walks
- Cross gaze
- Cross-behind steps
- Cross-body shoulder stretch Free
- Crossed outer foot edge press
- Crunches
- Curtsy lunges
D
- Dead bug
- Decline push-ups
- Desk towel arm slide
- Diagonal arm sweeps
- Diagonal gaze: left
- Diagonal gaze: right
- Diagonal rear-neck stretch
- Diagonal wrist movement
- Diamond push-ups
- Distance focus reset Free
- Donkey kicks
- Doorframe lean-back rows
- Doorway chest stretch
- Double knee hug
- Downward gaze fan
- Downward-facing dog
- Dumbbell biceps curls
- Dumbbell hammer curls
- Dumbbell reverse curls
E
- Eye circles Free
- Eye staircase
F
- Fast feet
- Figure-eight tracking
- Finger arch tracking
- Finger diagonal tracking
- Finger L tracking
- Finger lifts Free
- Finger walking
- Fire hydrants
- Fixed gaze with small head nods
- Fixed gaze with small head turns
- Flat thumb side slide
- Floor foot press into a wall
- Flutter kicks
- Foot arch lift
- Foot-assisted knee bend
- Foot-assisted knee extension
- Foot-blocked towel curl hold
- Forearm plank knee taps
- Forearm-supported back extension
- Forward and back rock steps
- Forward lunges
- Frog pumps
G
- Gather a towel with the toes
- Gentle front and back neck press
- Gentle neck side tilt
- Gentle neck turn Free
- Gentle neck turn press
- Gentle palm support shift
- Gentle prone ankle hold
- Gentle shoulder rolls Free
- Gentle side neck press
- Gentle towel twist
- Gentle wrist stretch, palm down
- Gentle wrist stretch, palm up
- Glute bridge Free
- Glute bridge march
H
- Half burpees
- Hand-blocked elbow press
- Hand-blocked knee extension
- Hand-blocked row hold
- Hand-blocked side-arm hold
- Hand-blocked upward foot press
- Happy baby stretch
- Heel slide
- Heel taps
- Heel-supported knee rest
- Heel-to-toe walking
- Heel-to-toe weight shifts
- High knees
- High plank leg lifts
- Hindu push-up sweep
- Hollow body hold
- Hollow-body rocks
- Hook finger bend
- Horizontal finger following
K
- Kickstand hip hinge
- Knee push-ups
- Knee rolls on your back
- Kneeling forearm press-up
- Kneeling frog stretch
- Kneeling front-ankle stretch
- Kneeling gate side stretch
- Kneeling half-split stretch
- Kneeling hip flexor stretch
- Kneeling inner-thigh rock
- Kneeling puppy stretch
- Kneeling rest with side reach
- Kneeling tucked-toe stretch
L
- Lateral lunges
- Lateral shuffles
- Leg swings
- Lift the thumb from the desk
- Light key pinch
- Light three-pad pinch
- Light thumb and index press
- Little-finger-side wrist press
- Look left and right
- Look up and down
- Low front kicks
- Low side kicks
- Low skater steps and reach
- Lying alternating arm lowers
- Lying bent-knee foot taps
- Lying double bent-leg lowers
- Lying figure-four knee roll
- Lying hamstring walkouts
- Lying leg raises
- Lying opposite hand-to-knee press
- Lying shoulder-blade reach
- Lying sideways heel slide
- Lying single-leg reaches
- Lying tabletop hold
M
O
P
- Palm-down rotation press
- Palm-side wrist press
- Palm-to-palm chest press
- Palm-up rotation press
- Pike push-ups
- Plank
- Plank forearm-to-hand transfers
- Plank jacks
- Plank shoulder taps
- Prayer wrist stretch
- Prone bent-knee hip lift
- Prone double reach
- Prone elbow rows
- Prone heel towel squeeze
- Prone inward hip turns
- Prone knee bend
- Prone neck length hold
- Prone shoulder pocket hold
- Prone swimming
- Prone T raises
- Prone W raises
- Prone Y raises
- Push-up shoulder taps
- Push-ups
R
S
- Scapular push-ups
- Seated 90/90 hip switches
- Seated ankle alphabet
- Seated ankle circles Free
- Seated ankle pumps
- Seated ankle side tilts
- Seated ankle slides
- Seated band foot lifts
- Seated band foot presses
- Seated band knee openings
- Seated cat-cow Free
- Seated concentration curls
- Seated figure-four stretch
- Seated foot-anchored band rows
- Seated forward fold
- Seated gentle neck extension
- Seated hamstring press
- Seated hand-to-thigh brace
- Seated heel raises
- Seated inward hip turn
- Seated knee extension
- Seated knee glide over foot
- Seated knee towel squeeze
- Seated knee tucks
- Seated leg scissors
- Seated march Free
- Seated opposite heel-toe switch
- Seated outward hip turn
- Seated outward knee press
- Seated pedal circles
- Seated pelvic tilt
- Seated side bend
- Seated side toe taps
- Seated sole stretch
- Seated toe taps
- Seated towel calf stretch
- Seated towel leg press
- Seated wide-leg fold
- Shoulder backward wall press
- Shoulder blade squeeze
- Shoulder forward wall press
- Shoulder inward rotation press
- Shoulder outward elbow press
- Shoulder outward rotation
- Shoulder outward rotation press
- Side fingertip awareness
- Side plank
- Side plank hip dips
- Side plank leg lift
- Side plank reach-throughs
- Side step and return Free
- Side-lying heel openings
- Side-lying hip abduction
- Side-lying inner-leg lift
- Side-lying leg raises
- Side-lying thigh stretch
- Single knee hug
- Single straight-leg raise
- Single-arm overhead dumbbell extensions
- Single-knee opening
- Single-leg calf raises
- Single-leg glute bridges
- Single-leg Romanian deadlifts
- Sit-to-stand from a chair Free
- Skater hops
- Slow fingertip approach
- Slow grapevine steps
- Small all-fours side bend
- Small backward steps
- Small box steps
- Small head lift from a wall
- Small hip side glides
- Small knee extension
- Small neck nod
- Small neck turn on hands and knees
- Small pelvic clock
- Small prone chest hover
- Small quarter-turn steps
- Small seated diagonal reach
- Small seated shin turns
- Small standing back bend
- Small standing hip circles
- Small supported chin nod
- Small tall-kneeling lean
- Small toe lift
- Split squats
- Sprawls
- Spread and close the fingers
- Squat thrusts
- Standing anchored band rows
- Standing hip extension with chair support Free
- Standing hip hinge
- Standing march with chair support
- Standing quad stretch
- Standing side leg raise with chair support
- Standing triangle side stretch
- Step jacks
- Step-ups
- Straight fist
- Supported arm pendulum
- Supported assisted arm lift
- Supported cross-body balance reach
- Supported dumbbell elbow extensions
- Supported elbow back stretch
- Supported finger straightening
- Supported floor pigeon stretch
- Supported hamstring curl
- Supported hamstring glide
- Supported heel pivots
- Supported heel walking
- Supported heel-to-toe stand
- Supported hip hitch
- Supported index fingertip bend
- Supported index knuckle bend
- Supported index middle-joint bend
- Supported rear-knee dip
- Supported single-foot balance
- Supported single-leg knee dip
- Supported three-point toe reach
- Supported thumb tip bend
- Supported toe walking
- Supported tree balance
T
- Tabletop finger bend
- Thigh press
- Thread the needle
- Thumb circles
- Thumb web stretch
- Thumb-side wrist press
- Toe curl
- Toe raises
- Toe spread
- Toe touches
- Torso twist
- Touch the thumb to each finger
- Towel heel squeeze raises
- Towel-assisted inward ankle tilt
- Towel-assisted outward ankle tilt
- Turn the palms up and down
- Two-finger gaze switch
U
W
- Walking lunges
- Wall angel
- Wall calf stretch
- Wall finger climb
- Wall front-arm stretch
- Wall push-ups
- Wall sit
- Wall slide Free
- Wall towel knee press
- Wall-lean knee lifts
- Wall-supported spine roll
- Wall-supported toe lifts
- Warrior one hold
- Warrior two hold
- Wide and narrow steps
- Wide push-ups
- World's greatest stretch
- Wrist bend with relaxed fingers
- Wrist bends up and down
- Wrist circles Free
- Wrist side bends