Finally propped the laptop up on a stack of books this week instead of hunching over it flat on the desk, and my neck noticed right away, shoulders too, though my hips are still a whole different story…
Between studying for the exam and the regular desk hours I’m sitting close to 8 hours a day most days, and fixing my neck doesn’t do much for what’s happening lower down. Did the hip flexor stretch after dinner 4 nights instead of my usual 2, and that’s what actually made a dent this week.
The weekend hike helped more than any stretch, honestly, 4 miles out and my back felt looser than it has in weeks. Kids ran ahead the whole way and I just tried to keep up without slouching into it.
Next week I want to move the laptop to the kitchen counter for an hour a day and work standing instead of sitting through it. Small thing, but the desk hours are the part I haven’t touched yet.