Day 54: Pampering Your Pinkies

You're at the computer most of the day. When you're not typing on a large keyboard, you're texting on your smartphone. Those digits get a workout and it's important to keep them in top shape. Today's daily fitness exercises focus on the fingers, improving dexterity and coordination.

Spider Push-ups

Step 1: Touch the fingers and thumbs of your right hand to the fingers and thumbs of your left hand.

Step 2: Keeping your fingers touching, straighten your fingers and push your hands together.

Step 3: Relax your hands, bending your fingers and moving the hands apart (but still touching fingers).

Step 4: Repeat 20 times.

Finger Dance Step

Step 1: Place your fingers flat on your desk, fingernails facing up.

Step 2: Raise your thumbs and cross them over the other fingers in the hand, reaching toward the baby finger. Return thumbs to starting position.

Step 3: Raise your index fingers and cross them over the other fingers in the hand, reaching toward the baby finger. Return index fingers to starting position.

Step 4: Continue with your other fingers, all reaching toward the baby finger. When you get to the baby finger, raise it and stretch it out, away from the hand.

Step 5: Repeat 20 times.

Hand-Wrist-Finger Curl

Step 1: Support your hand by bending your right arm at the elbow and placing the elbow on your desk. Fingers should be straight and pointing upward.

Step 2: Curl your fingers to your palm by bending fingers at the top joint closest to the finger tip, then bending middle joint, and finally bending knuckle joint.

Step 3: When fingers touch the palm, hold in this position for a count of five.

Step 4: Return to starting position and repeat 20 times. Repeat entire exercise with your left hand.

You can find more finger exercises at www.NimbleFingers.com.

See the complete library of Workplace Fitness exercises.

 

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