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  • Anti-Stress Breathing

    Stand or sit upright. Raise your hands and breathe in deeply and calmly through your nose until your whole…

    30–120 seconds 5–15 repetitions

  • Arm Circles

    Stand tall and stretch your arms out to the sides at shoulder height → Slowly draw small circles (about…

    20–60 seconds 5–30 repetitions

  • Arm Raise

    Stand with your knees slightly bent and your stomach lightly tensed.

    20–60 seconds 10–50 repetitions

  • Arm Screws

    Stretch both arms out to the sides at shoulder height: one thumb points up, the other down → Turn your head…

    20–60 seconds 10–30 repetitions

  • Backpack Curls

    Stand tall and hold a backpack by its sides – or two everyday objects such as water bottles → Slowly lift…

    20–90 seconds 10–50 repetitions

  • Backpack Rows

    Stand with your feet hip-width apart and your knees slightly bent.

    20–90 seconds 5–50 repetitions

  • Backpack Squats

    Stand with your feet hip- to shoulder-width apart and hug a backpack or bag to your chest → Push your hips…

    20–60 seconds 5–50 repetitions

  • Ball Twist at the Wall

    Stand with your feet hip-width apart and your back to the wall, about one foot-length away from it.

    10–60 seconds 5–40 repetitions

  • Biceps Curls

    Stand tall and stretch your arms straight out in front of you, palms up, fingers spread → Bend your arms…

    20–60 seconds 10–30 repetitions

  • Breathing Shrugs

    Stand tall, as if a string were pulling the top of your head upwards.

    30–60 seconds 10–30 repetitions

  • Butt Kicks

    Jog on the spot, bringing your heels up to your bottom alternately as fast as you can.

    20–60 seconds 10–50 repetitions

  • Calf Raises

    Stand up straight, holding on to a wall or the back of a chair if needed → Rise up onto your tiptoes → Lower…

    20–60 seconds 5–20 repetitions

  • Calf Stretch

    Stand facing a wall (or a table) and support yourself with both hands.

    30–120 seconds

  • Coordination Lunge

    Stand upright, holding an object → Lunge forwards, throwing the object up and catching it again → Return to…

    10–60 seconds 5–20 repetitions

  • Coordination Side Lunge

    Stand with your feet hip-width apart, holding an object → Take a big step to the side and bend that knee…

    10–60 seconds 5–20 repetitions

  • Coordination Squat

    Squats with a twist: stand with your feet hip- to shoulder-width apart, holding an object (e.g.

    10–60 seconds 5–20 repetitions

  • Couch Stretch

    Kneel in a lunge with your back to a wall: your back knee is close to the wall (put a cushion under it) and…

    30–60 seconds

  • Cross Knee Taps

    Download the arrow chart via the info icon or draw your own.

    20–120 seconds

  • Deep Breathing

    Sit upright or lie on your back with your knees bent.

    30–240 seconds

  • Diamond Push-Ups

    Start in the push-up position with your hands close together under your chest: thumbs and index fingers form…

    10–60 seconds 5–30 repetitions

  • Eye Push-Ups

    Stretch one arm out in front with your thumb up, at the level of the bridge of your nose → Fix your gaze on…

    20–60 seconds 10–30 repetitions

  • Grin

    Smile broadly and hold the smile for a while.

    30–60 seconds 1 repetition

  • Head Eight

    Keep your head tall and upright.

    30–60 seconds 5–20 repetitions

  • Heel Taps

    Stand tall with your feet shoulder-width apart and your arms stretched up → Bend your left leg and touch the…

    10–60 seconds 10–60 repetitions

  • Hip Flexor Opener

    Start on all fours with your hands shoulder-width apart.

    10–60 seconds 5–40 repetitions

  • In Balance

    Stand on your right leg and slowly move your left leg in a semicircle to the front, to the side and back to…

    10–60 seconds 3–30 repetitions

  • Lunges

    From standing, take a big step forward with your right leg → Bend both knees until your back knee is just…

    20–60 seconds 4–40 repetitions

  • Near-Far Eye Jumps

    Raise your bent arm to about head height, thumb pointing up.

    20–60 seconds 10–20 repetitions

  • Push-Ups

    Start in the push-up position with your hands under your shoulders → Lower your body → Straighten your arms…

    10–60 seconds 5–20 repetitions

  • Shoulder Eight

    Stand tall and stretch your right arm out in front → Draw figures of eight in the air with your outstretched…

    20–60 seconds 10–30 repetitions

  • Shoulder Taps

    Get into the push-up position – on the floor or, easier, with your hands on a wall or a sturdy table → Tap…

    20–60 seconds 2–40 repetitions

  • Side Steps

    Download the coordination chart via the info icon.

    20–120 seconds

  • Skier Jacks

    Jump on the spot like a cross-country skier – similar to jumping jacks, but forwards and back: one leg jumps…

    20–90 seconds 10–60 repetitions

  • Squats

    Stand with your feet hip- to shoulder-width apart and tighten your stomach → Bend your hips and knees as if…

    20–60 seconds 5–30 repetitions

  • Straight Punches

    Stand with one foot slightly in front of the other, fists in front of your chin → Punch straight forwards…

    20–60 seconds 10–60 repetitions

  • Stress Point Massage

    For relaxation and calm in between: the pressure point is right in the middle of your palm → Press it gently…

    20–120 seconds

  • Tense and Relax

    Tense all the muscles in your body at once as hard as you can for 5 seconds – keep breathing → Then let…

    30–60 seconds 6–20 repetitions

  • Tongue Stretch

    Hold the tip of your tongue with a clean cloth or tissue and gently pull it forwards → Hold for 10–15…

    20–120 seconds

  • Wall Sit

    Stand with your feet hip-width apart and lean your straight back against a wall → Slide down until your…

    30–60 seconds

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