Problem: Bad wrists

If you're a knowledge worker, you likely spend hours upon hours scrolling and typing, leaving your hands and wrists in awkward positions. The

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Deadlifts - they help here too. It's odd that one exercise could prevent so many issues, but soreness and pain in your wrists and back can often be attributed to lack of strength. The reason is because many gripping/typing/steering motions are highly repetitive, causing weakness and stiffness in your wrists and fingers.

Note: Wrist pain symptoms can vary, but carpal tunnel syndrome, a very common neurological condition, is due to excess pressure in your wrist that causes swelling. Often the underlying issue is a medical condition, but it can be exacerbated via overextension. There is no research indicating that strengthening your wrist helps prevent carpal tunnel syndrome.

Forearm/wrist stretching - Stretching is recommended to increase flexibility in those repetitive motions. I'll do these stretches a few times a day, whenever my forearms/wrists are feeling stiff.