LIFESTYLE
5 Stretching Exercises to Boost Energy in the Morning
You need 5 minutes only!
Hala Fayyad
1-July-2020
If you suffer a lot before getting out of bed in the morning, you feel sleepy and unable to start a new day no matter what, you are not alone. Waking up early in the morning is a big challenge, especially if you don't get enough sleep during the night or if you have a heavy sleep.
You can use some ways to help you boost your energy in the morning, whether by drinking cold water, coffee or eating a balanced breakfast. However, you might be missing one thing which can provide you with energy as well: exercise.
We don’t mean doing cardio exercises in the morning, while your sleepy, but some stretching exercises such as yoga are easy in the morning; they stimulate blood circulation, move muscles and thus boost metabolism and energy.
These following stretching morning exercises will take about 5 minutes of your time only and you can do them in your pajamas.
1- Standing forward-fold
- Stand and release your upper body forwards over your legs,
- Let your hands float gently to the floor.
- Keep a gentle bend in the knees to avoid over-stretching your hamstrings.
- Nod and shake your head to release tension.
2- Seated forward fold
- It is the same as above but in seating position.
- Sit down on the floor with your legs out in front of you.
- Keep a relaxed bend in the knees and gently fold your upper body forwards over the top of the legs
- Stretch forward as far as is comfortable.
3- Cobra
- Lay on the floor on your belly.
- Lift up your upper back into a gentle backbend.
- You can use your forearms as support.
- Keep your head and neck up with a gaze directly ahead of you.
4- Downward-facing dog
- Take the dog position, on your hands and knees.
- Push your knees away from the floor, as if you are standing up, with keeping the knees slightly bent and the back as straight as possible facing downwards.
- Keep your head and neck relaxed and breathe deeply.
5- Seated twist
- Sit on the floor with both legs in front of you.
- Bend the left knee then slide the left foot underneath the right buttock.
- Put the right foot over the top of the left leg, with the right knee pointing directly upwards.
- Take the right arm behind you and look directly behind you.
- Breathe deeply.
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