10 Morning Exercises

 

Best Morning Exercises to do At Home

 

1. Single Leg Glute Bridge

Spending all day in sitting position at office weakens your glutes and create lower back problems. Activating them a part of your morning exercise routine does wonder not only for your physique but also for your.Benefits of morning Exercises By Brittany Wagner

Single leg glute bridge is a simple and effective way to charge your body for the whole day.

How to do:-

• Lie faceup with bent knees
• Extend the right leg out and press the left heel to lift up the hips off the yoga mat
• Lower down slowly and repeat for 1 minute

2. Power Push Ups

Power push-up is one of the most simple morning exercises you can do at home. This exercise will help you lose weight, improve your metabolism, and strengthen your muscles. It uses nearly every muscle in your body and prevents injury.

Push up your chest, arms, and legs to a notch to boost up your morning.

How to do:-

• Keep an upside V posture by knees bend and butts out
• Bend your knees and shift the weight forward, bending your elbows in a full push-up position
• Press your hips back up and maintain the V posture
• Bounce back and forth between the two postures for about 1 minute

3. Cat-Camel Stretch

This is a gentle morning exercise at home that stretches and strengthens the muscles which stabilize the spine and abdominals.

Stretch your body and light up your mornings.

How to do:-

• Kneel down on all four
• Round your back, like a camel as though your head will touch your pelvis
• This is the camel position
• Now arch your lower back and lower and lift your head
• This becomes the cat position
• Repeat these movements slowly and smoothly for 4 to 5 times

4. Jumping Jacks

This is a great workout to include in your morning exercise routine as a beginner to pump up your heart rate and blood flow. It also tones up your calves and deltoids too.

How to do:-

• Stand straight with feet together
• Jump up while spreading your arms and legs
• Return back to the initial position and repeat for at least 1 or 1 and a half minutes

5. Inchworm Stretch

Before you drain out sweating warm up your body and mind with these inchworm moves. Inchworm stretch will activate your core muscles, and stretch your back and hamstrings.

How to do:-

• Stand straight with arms by your sides
• Inhale and raise your arms overhead, lifting your chest up
• Exhale and slowly move down to the floor to press your hands flat on the floor
• Bend your knees until your palms are on the floor
• Lower your torso into a full plank position.
• Bring the shoulders overhand, shifting the weight forward
• Release your hips gently and arch your lower back, lifting up head and chest to the ceiling
• Exhale and lift yourself up to the plank position. Hold for 1 count
• Now walk your hands back to the initial position and repeat

6. Double Leg Lift

This exercise is an effective ab exercise, working for both upper and lower abs. It is an ideal core strength builder when performed correctly. Though it is challenging, it can be an excellent morning workout routine for beginners.

How to do:-

• Lie face up on a mat or floor
• Extend the legs up to the ceiling, till your body forms a 90-degree angle
• Keep your arms by sides
• By engaging your core, gently lower the legs down to the mat

7. Squats

Squats are always feasible, home or gym. Squats are the best morning exercise for weight loss. Along with that, it strengthens the legs, hips, and knees all at once.

How to do:-

• With your feet slightly more than shoulder width apart, raise your arms in front of you
• Sink into a squat position, by bending your knees and pushing the butts out.
• Push yourself up with your heels back to the initial position and repeat

8. Calf Raises

An effective morning exercise to make sure that your calf muscles are strong so that you can tirelessly walk around the whole day.

How to do:-

• Stand on a raised surface
• Place the balls of your feet on the step and let the heels hang off
• Raise your heels and pull your abs in
• The heels should be higher than the balls
• Hold for a count and repeat for at least 1-2 minutes

9. Crunches

Strengthen your abdominal muscles with this cool and easy morning exercise.

This is one among the best morning exercise for weight loss, as the workout strains your abs, burning out the calories.

How to do:-

• Lie flat on your back on a floor or mat
• Bend your knees, keeping your feet flat on the floor, hip-width apart
• Place your arms behind your head, and lift your shoulder blades off the mat gently
• Lower yourself back with slow and steady motion

10. Jump Rope

It is an extremely effective form of cardio respiratory exercise. If done regularly, it strengthens your calf muscles and helps in improving the elasticity of the surrounding tendons and fascia. This reduces the risk of lower-leg injuries.

How to do:-

• Stand straight with your feet shoulder width apart
• Hold the jumping rope with both your hands on sides
• Now initiate the jump by swinging the skipping rope overhead and back to the initial position
• Repeat for at least 1 minute at the initial stage and gradually increase it once you get comfortable with it
• Check the next post for more yoga exercises 

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