{"id":2410,"date":"2018-02-10T22:29:03","date_gmt":"2018-02-10T22:29:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pilateswithpriya.co.uk\/?p=2410"},"modified":"2024-08-02T08:55:29","modified_gmt":"2024-08-02T07:55:29","slug":"pilates-for-tight-shoulders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pilateswithpriya.co.uk\/?p=2410","title":{"rendered":"Pilates for tight shoulders."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tight shoulders, neck pain, one shoulder higher than the other, restricted movement in a shoulder or shoulder pain are all issues that we see in the studio daily. There can be many causes, but many arise from our day to day lifestyle. Computers, laptops, smart phones, we all use them but they can affect our posture. Whether you have a desk job or not, you likely suffer from tightness in your shoulders and probably have a forward jut in your neck from leaning to look at a screen. So here are some tips to help and some exercises too:<\/p>\n<p>Correcting your posture is a huge part of dealing with this issue.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Bring your screen to eye level so you do not have to bend you neck to look at it. This may be you need a laptop raiser.<\/li>\n<li>Have your arms in line with keyboard so your wrists are not bent as you type.<\/li>\n<li>If working with your laptop, try not to use it on your lap! Instead place it ontop of a higher surface or place a laptop on your lap first.<\/li>\n<li>Stay away from the slouch. Sitting in good posture is an absolute must, as is taking posture breaks. Your eyes and shoulders will thankyou for a little move around.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>To help deal with those aches and pains from working, lifting, leaning towards a screen or carrying children, here are some simple but effective shoulder mobilisers and release moves.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"738\" height=\"416\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hm6ogpiiIRE?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p>If you need more support with your neck of shoulders then why not book an assessment and sports massage with me on priya@pilateswithpriya.co.uk.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tight shoulders, neck pain, one shoulder higher than the other, restricted movement in a shoulder or shoulder pain are all &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[616,6,602,837],"tags":[1407,1409,171,1411,1408,252,1412,1413,1410,153,118,1415,223,1414,1014,1312,1416,1313],"class_list":["post-2410","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-alignment-2","category-exercises","category-shoulders-2","category-videos","tag-pilate-and-posture","tag-pilates-and-neck-pain","tag-pilates-and-posture","tag-pilates-and-shoulder-pain","tag-pilates-and-shoulders","tag-pilates-bitterne","tag-pilates-for-desk-jobs","tag-pilates-for-desk-workers","tag-pilates-for-tight-shoulders","tag-pilates-southampton","tag-pilates-with-priya","tag-posture-exercises","tag-priya-tew","tag-release-tight-shoulders","tag-shoulder-exercises","tag-southampton-massage","tag-southampton-massage-studio","tag-southampton-sports-massage"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3FIsx-CS","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1698,"url":"https:\/\/www.pilateswithpriya.co.uk\/?p=1698","url_meta":{"origin":2410,"position":0},"title":"What your shoulders are telling you","author":"Priya Tew","date":"4 October, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Shoulders. 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