For office workers & teams
The stretching app built for office life
Not a yoga app wearing a lanyard — Stiff is designed around desks, calendars, and coworkers: reminders inside work hours, stretches that fit between meetings, and leaderboards that make the whole team move.
Office work is a repetitive-strain sport
Eight hours of sitting, typing, and screen-staring loads the same few structures every single day: neck, shoulders, lower back, wrists, hips, and eyes. General fitness apps ignore that reality — they assume you have 30 free minutes and floor space. Office workers have neither. What they have is 60 seconds between meetings, and that’s exactly the slot Stiff is built for.
What makes Stiff office-shaped
- Work-hour scheduling. Reminders run only on your work days, inside your work hours, at the rhythm you pick. Your weekend stays yours.
- Desk-compatible routines. Every exercise works in office clothes, at or beside a desk — most from the chair. See the full list in desk stretches.
- Meeting-proof. A 10-minute snooze keeps reminders useful instead of annoying.
- Progress you can show off. Streaks, XP, levels with names like “Alarmingly Loose”, and an Unstiff Score that trends up as the habit takes hold.
The team feature is the secret weapon
Individual wellness initiatives fade; social ones compound. In Stiff, anyone can create a group with an invite code, and the leaderboard ranks members by weekly XP. That gentle visibility does what a wellness memo can’t: stretching becomes a shared, slightly competitive ritual. Team leads and HR folks: our team stretch challenge guide has a ready-to-run four-week format.
Remote and hybrid teams need it most
Working from home removes the last accidental movement from the day — no walk to the meeting room, no commute. Remote workers routinely out-sit their office counterparts. A shared stretch habit with a visible leaderboard gives distributed teams both movement and a low-effort social touchpoint. Pair it with the basics in how often you should stretch at work and how to remember to stretch.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best stretching app for office workers?
Look for three things: reminders that follow your work schedule rather than a fixed timer, routines short and subtle enough to do at a desk, and a motivation system that survives busy weeks. Stiff was designed around exactly those three — work-hour reminders, 30-second guided desk stretches, and streaks, levels, and team leaderboards.
Can my whole team use Stiff together?
Yes. Anyone can create a group and share an invite code with up to ten members. The group leaderboard ranks members by weekly XP, so remote and in-office colleagues compete on equal footing.
How do stretching apps help with workplace wellness?
Desk-related stiffness and musculoskeletal complaints are among the most common issues in office work. A stretching app tackles the root cause — long unbroken sitting — with frequent short movement breaks, and does it without workshops, equipment, or scheduling anything. It’s workplace wellness that fits inside a minute.
Do office stretch breaks hurt productivity?
The evidence points the other way: micro-breaks help maintain concentration and energy across the day. A Stiff break costs about a minute; the alternative — pushing through mounting discomfort — costs more in the long run.
Can we run a stretch challenge at work with this app?
That’s what the groups feature is for. Create a group, invite the team, and let the weekly XP leaderboard run the challenge for you. Our team stretch challenge guide includes a simple format, rules, and prize ideas.
Does it work for remote teams?
Yes — arguably even better. Remote workers skip even the accidental movement of office life (walking to meetings, lunch runs). Stiff gives distributed teams shared movement breaks and a leaderboard that keeps everyone connected to the habit.
Learn more
Run a team stretch challenge
A four-week challenge format with rules, scoring, and prize ideas.
Read more →Stretch reminder app
How Stiff turns reminders into a stretching habit that sticks.
Read more →Desk stretches
Twelve office-safe stretches, organised by body area.
Read more →How to remember to stretch
The habit science behind cues, streaks, and friendly competition.
Read more →Download Stiff
Bring Stiff to your office
Download the app, create a group, and send one invite code. The leaderboard handles the rest.
Free to download on iPhone and Android.