Card 1 — The Goal
🪑 The Sitting Antidote Trio: Figure-four, seated butterfly, low lunge — 20 seconds each. The three stretches that directly attack what all-day sitting does to hips.
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Card 2 — Step 1
🦒 The Gentle Neck Pull: Sit tall, one hand gently pulls your head sideways, 10 seconds each side. 'Gentle' is the entire technique — necks reward patience and punish enthusiasm.
Card 3 — Step 2
🌳 The Wall-Side Tree Pose: Practice tree pose within arm's reach of a wall, foot on your ANKLE — never on the knee. Balance builds in weeks; knee injuries last longer.
Card 4 — Step 3
🦵 The Micro-Bend Rule: Never lock knees in forward folds — keep a micro-bend and hold 15-20 seconds max. Overstretching sets flexibility back weeks; ask any physio.
Card 5 — The Cheat Sheet
⏲️ The Interval Timer Trick: A free interval timer running 20-second rounds beats guessing every time. Consistent hold times are what actually move flexibility forward.