In Pics | Five yoga asanas one can perform at the workplace

Keeping a healthy and fit body is one of the most valuable possession. Yoga is one form of fitness that plays a key role in the physical and mental growth of the body. Many give it a skip due to misbalanced work life as are busy with their daily desk jobs which result in backaches, shoulder and neck pains, and a stiff body. Here we list the top five yoga asanas people can do at the workplace.

Setu Bandhasana | Working non-stop leads to stress and fatigue. One may not feel it but it builds up over the work day and week. Stretching or practising mindful meditation every couple of hours helps increase blood circulation. Credit: Getty Images

Sitting Tadasana | This posture will help you to relax the muscles of the arms and shoulders which get stiffed by working for long hours in front of a computer. Credit: www.yogauonline.com

Seated Cat Cow| This position can help with back aches and neck pains. As the pose helps in relieve some of the stiffness in the back and shoulders. Credit: www.blog.paleohacks.com

Wrist and finger stretch | After long hours in front of the computer, some stretches can help to ease up the stiffness the easiest and most relaxing exercise. A person needs to stretch his arms and make a fist of it, and revolve it in a clockwise and anti-clockwise direction. You can also move the arms out and move your palms in an upward and downward direction to ease up the tension on your hands, fingers and wrist. Credit: Twitter/@nnalinas

Chair Pigeon: To get rid of the imbalance of the hip, the 'Chair Pigeon' pose can help. Put your left ankle on your right knee, with your back straight and sit tall, make sure your ankle and the knee, are in a straight line. Take deep breaths 7-10 times. Credit: Ekhartyoga