Many of us spend substantial time sitting in front of a computer or at a desk. Standing windmill will strengthen your upper back and shoulders, lateral hip musculature, obliques, and abs to assist with postural imbalances and unequal weight distribution.

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This exercise will offset and begin to correct the following postural imbalances:

• Rotation and twisting in the torso
• Thoracic offset (when a person leans to one side)
• Slumped shoulders and back
• Unequal weight distribution (this can be felt when a person bears more weight on one foot or one hip versus the other)
• Hip elevation

Try this exercise if you:

• Spend long hours at a computer, and experience back, shoulder and neck pain and tightness as a result
• Experience chronic tightness in one or both hip flexors
• Have minor hip pain