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Course N°168 — Health & Energy

The Desk Athlete: Fix Desk Pain, Posture and Strain

with Incipio Studio

Original curriculum by Incipio Academy

A practical system for founders whose necks, backs and wrists are paying for their workload. Set up your desk properly, move in minutes a day, and stop losing hours to pain.

14 lessons14 videos3h 40mBeginnerLifetime access

What you’ll walk away with

Skills, not certificates of attendance

01Measure and fix your desk setup in five adjustments
02Stop wrist and forearm strain before it becomes chronic
03Run a 12-minute daily routine for neck, hips and upper back
04Build two short strength sessions that protect desk workers
05Keep the routine running through travel and deadline weeks

Curriculum

4 chapters · 14 lessons

3h 40m total
01Diagnose What Your Desk Is Doing to You
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  1. 1The 10-Minute Self-Assessment: Where It Actually HurtsVideo
    14:30
  2. 2Why Your Back Aches at 3pm: Load, Position and Time Under TensionVideo
    18:45
  3. 3Red Flags: When to Stop Self-Treating and See a ClinicianVideo
    11:20
02Build a Workstation That Stops Hurting You
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  1. 1Chair, Desk and Monitor Height: The Five-Measurement SetupVideo
    21:10
  2. 2Laptops, Standing Desks and a Sit-Stand Ratio You Can HoldVideo
    16:40
  3. 3Keyboard, Mouse and Wrists: Killing RSI Before It StartsVideo
    15:05
  4. 4Screen Distance, Lighting and the 20-20-20 Eye ProtocolVideo
    12:50
03The Movement Minimums
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  1. 1Movement Snacks: 90-Second Resets Between CallsVideo
    13:35
  2. 2The 12-Minute Daily Routine for Neck, Hips and Thoracic SpineVideo
    24:15
  3. 3Three Lifts, Twice a Week: Strength That Protects Desk WorkersVideo
    22:40
  4. 4Step Targets and Walking Calls Without Wrecking Your CalendarVideo
    10:25
04Make It Stick Under Deadline Pressure
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  1. 1Habit Anchors: Tying Mobility to Meetings, Coffee and CommutesVideo
    14:00
  2. 2Hotels, Airports and Economy Seats: The Portable ProtocolVideo
    17:30
  3. 3Your Six-Week Pain Log and Progress ReviewVideo
    13:10

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Incipio Studio

Original curriculum by Incipio Academy

Incipio Studio is the academy's in-house curriculum team. Studio courses distill proven playbooks, frameworks, and operator interviews into structured, do-this-next lessons, researched and produced by Incipio Academy.

“I had daily neck pain for two years. Six weeks after fixing my setup and running the short routine, it is mostly gone and my afternoons are far more productive.”

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