20 minutes or less · no equipment · home, hotel or between cases
A free library of follow-along workouts from the NHS, grouped into aerobics, strength and resistance, and pilates and yoga. Sessions run from 10 to 45 minutes, so a short one fits into a late evening or a course week away from home.
Why it fits: made for a national health service, no kit needed, and easy to pick up at any fitness level.
Visit nhs.uk →Built by Mayo’s human-factors engineers: a stretch of about 70 seconds you can do mid-case without breaking scrub, with a web app that reminds the team at intervals you choose. A separate between-case routine takes under five minutes, as a printable sheet or a video.
Why it fits: designed and studied in real operating theatres, where surgeons reported less shoulder discomfort with little disruption to the case.
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