What Is a Good Exercise to Have a Group Do in a Morning Meeting?

So Long, Carpal Tunnel

• Stretching your muscles is a priority here. Stand up and put your palms flat on the table in front of you, fingers facing forward. With straight arms, lean forward while stretching out your wrists and forearms. For the next exercise, pull one finger back at a time, giving each finger and thumb five pulses. When finished, place your hands in a prayer position directly in front of you, palms and fingers flat against each other. Lift your left elbow into the air and exert pressure onto the right hand and fingers, stretching out your wrist for 10 to 20 seconds. Separate your hands, squeezing both of them into a tight fist for two seconds. Release and stretch your fingers out and back for two seconds for 10 repetitions. Finally, take your thumb and press hard on the tip of each finger, then the pad at the bottom of each finger.

Lightening Your Load

• While sitting in a chair, place your hands on the arms of the chair. Lift yourself off the chair with your arms. Lock your elbows and hold yourself off the chair as long as you can, up to one minute. Next, on a table without wheels, place the palms of your hands on the table. Straighten your back and legs, keeping your weight on your toes and palms. Perform three sets of 10 pushups. If you are able, you can do traditional pushups on the floor. If using a table is too difficult, lean against a wall instead. To loosen your shoulder muscles, hold your right arm straight out in front of you with your thumb up. Lift your arm in the air and rotate it around. Repeat on your left arm.

Those legs

• To perform standing calf raises, hold onto a wall for balance as you bend your left knee and lift your left foot off the floor, keeping your right foot flat on the floor. Lift your right heel as high as you can 10 to 100 times or until your calf muscles get tight. If you're wearing high heels, take them off. Repeat on the opposite left. Wiggle your toes after performing standing calf raises to loosen the muscles in your foot and lower leg. Stand with your back against a wall. Slowly lower your back, keeping your weight on your heels. Lower your back as far as you can, feeling the muscles work in the tops of your thighs. Hold for as long as you can, up to one minute and repeat three times.

Get to the Core

• The average American spends 56 hours per week sitting. This weakens the core. To prevent injuries and boost agility and re-strengthen the core, try a yoga pose called the Spine Twisting Pose. To perform it, sit on a chair and cross your left leg over your right leg. Turn to the left, placing your right elbow against your left knee, turning into the twist as far as possible. Hold for 30 seconds and repeat on the other side. For the next exercise, sit straight up in a chair. Pull your navel back into your abdomen as far as you can, curving your shoulders forward and forming a C position as you pull your navel farther back. You should feel this in your lower back as well.

Find a Balance

• To improve your balance, find a partner and stand face to face, with your palms out. Place your palms together and push hard against each other. If one person is weaker, he should place his right knee forward and straighten his left leg back, assuming a split stance for stability. Another way to improve balance is to stand on your right leg, lean forward and lift your left leg behind you, a modified version of yoga's balancing stick. Hold this position for up to a minute, closing your eyes for a portion of the exercise. Hold onto a table for balance if necessary.