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I saw the FAQ recently, and would like to contribute an exercize that I found
amazing at releaving strain. Much (most?) of the strain in your wrists comes
from strain in your back and shoulders. This exercize reduces the strain from
above and hopefully leads to less strain on the wrists.

The exercize comes in two parts: warmup and one or two "real" exercizes. The
warmup gets you going, the other ones do the real work. You can choose one
or both of the "real" exercizes.

Warmup (10 reps):
Stand with your knees unlocked. Hunch your shoulders to your ears, then push
them straight back, then drop them down to their original position in an arc.
Viewed from your right side, the motion of the right shoulder looks like this:

3 <----------- 2
|              ^
 |             |
  \            |
   \           |
     \         |
       -       |
         --> 1,4

"Real" exercize 1 (10 reps):
Put your arms out in front of you with the backs of the hands touching, elbows
slightly out. Following the same shoulder movements as in the warmup, hunch
your shoulders straight up, pull them back (your elbows will bend to about
70-90 degrees), then drop them in a curve. As you drop them, turn your palms
face up and strrrrettttch your arms out in front of you and touch your
pinkies together, really feeling the stretch in your shoulder blades. Flip
your hands over and repeat 10 times. The big benefit here is in the final
stretch: you will likely hear those familiar pops and crunches.

"Real" exercize 2 (10 reps):
Similar to "real" excercize 1, but this time your arms are straight out to
your sides, making you look like a human T. Your arms move much less, but you
can still feel the stretch. Start with your palms facing backwards. Hunch up,
move the shoulders straight back, and as you drop the shoulders, flip your
hands over and strrrrettttch straight out.

I do a set of these about twice a day. Since I started, I've had almost no
wrist strain, and my upper back feels better. I hope this works for other
people.

>>Paul Hoffman
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