These stretches are useful for workers who complete assemloy tasks and do a lot of reaching, like lab workers.

Reaching Stretch

• Interlace your fingers out in front of you at shoulder height.
• Turn your palms outward as you reach forward.
• Hold for 5-10 seconds, then relax and repeat.

• Interlace your fingers above your head.
• Turn your palms upward as you push your arms back and up.
• Hold for 5-10 seconds, then relax and repeat.

• With arms overhead, hold the elbow of one arm with the hand of the other arm.
• Gently pull the elbow behind your head, creating a stretch. Move slowly.
• Hold for 5-10 seconds.
• Repeat with other arm.

• Gently pull your elbow across your chest toward your opposite shoulder.
• Hold stretch for 5-10 seconds.
• Relax and repeat with other arm.
  
  

• Clasp your hands behind your back.
• Slowly turn your elbows inward and straighten arms.
• Lift your arms up behind you until you feel a stretch.
• Hold for 5-10 seconds.

• Sit in chair. Wrap feet around chair legs to stabilize your body.
• Reach across body and grab the back of the chair.
• Pull gently to increase the stretch in the middle of your back.
• Hold 5-10 seconds. Repeat reaching to opposite side.