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Desk Jockey Workout 2/4: Frontal Cogs

by Dr. Rangan Chatterjee   /  December 26, 2019

Movement 2 – Frontal Cogs

The Desk Jockey Workout is one of the many 5 minute workouts from my book. Feel Better in 5. It is particularly good if you spend most of your day sitting down, perhaps looking at screens. It can be incredibly helpful for back pain, neck pain, shoulder discomfort and general stiffness. Each of the 4 movements should be done in sequence. Quality is much more important than quantity. For detailed written instructions on how to do each movement, please see pages 169-177 of my book, Feel Better in 5.

This video demonstrates the second out of four movements in the ‘Desk Jockey Workout’ – it is called ‘Frontal Cogs’. Frontal cogs are similar to the previous movement, wall cogs, but work your body in a different plane. In this movement, you will use your back and chest muscles as well as your ribs. Once you get the hang of this one, it is a really enjoyable movement to do. Give it a go and let me know what you think.

The Desk Jockey Workout Series:

  1. Wall Cogs
  2. Frontal Cogs
  3. Arm Spirals
  4. The Crucifix

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Dr. Rangan Chatterjee MbChB, BSc (Hons), MRCP, MRCGP