You can also do a series of wrist stretches to warm up and strengthen your wrists and forearms to help prevent more pain. Here are a few of my favorite wrist- strengthening exercises and stretches that you can do from home: How to: From a seated position, place your arms straight out in front of you, at a 90-degree angle with your torso, parallel to the floor. Make gentle fists. Roll your wrists outward five times and roll your wrists inward five times. Repeat up to five times. How to: Interlace your fingers, and extend your arms out in front of you. Flip your bind so that the tops of your fingers are facing you. Inhale and lift your arms to the ceiling, keeping your shoulders soft. Breathe and hold for 60 seconds. How to: Place your arms straight out in front of you, make fists in both hands, squeeze it for 10 seconds, and release. Repeat this motion 10 to 20 times. How to: Starting on your knees, place your hands on the floor in front of you, under your shoulders, with your fingertips facing your knees; breathe, and hold for 30 seconds. Now flip your hands so the tops of your hands are on the floor, with fingertips facing forward. Breathe, and hold for 30 seconds. Now flip your hands so that the tops of your hands are on the floor and your fingertips are facing you; breathe, and hold for 30 seconds. How to: Bring your hands to prayer position at heart center. Lower your hands until you feel a slight stretch in your wrists. Hold this pose for 30 seconds. How to: Place one hand flat against a wall with your arm directly to the side. Start to move your body back, toward your arm, keeping your hand flat. Hold for 60 seconds. Repeat on the other side. How to: Start in a forward bend. Bend your knees as much as you need to slip your hands underneath your feet. Slide them under until your whole hand is under your feet, and your toes touch your wrists. Hold here for 60 seconds. For more yoga flows and mindfulness tips, check out Claire’s new ebook ENERGIZE!
