A Pilates instructor with over 20 years of experience says these are the six exercises she wishes desk workers would do to strengthen and stabilize their shoulders

Woman in thread the needle pose in a domestic setting.

You may not have the literal weight of the world on your shoulders, but there’s a nugget of truth to the saying, because it’s one of the most common places for people to hold stress-related muscle tension.

Your shoulders also take the brunt of working long hours at a desk.