Five simple morning exercises to kick-start your day: * Looking to kick start your metabolism and get a great start to the day? Morning is a great time for exercise, but if you’re not a morning person or time poor, it’s easier said than done. “These exercises will not only wake you up, they’ll also give the cardiovascular and muscular system a quick pick up in the morning,” says personal trainer Dinny Morris, from personaltrainersydney.au . “Just do the following exercises for 10 – 15 sets in three or four circuits. If you are more advanced, go 20 to 30 sets. It should take no longer than 15 to 20 minutes, and afterwards, you’ll be feeling revitalized, recharged and ready to tackle the day!” 1. Stand with feet shoulder width a part place hand crossed over chest. Bend your knees and push your hips back like you are sitting on a chair. Lower your body to the ground using your hamstrings to pull your body down to the ground. Keep your knees in line with your toes and don’t let them collapse in towards each other. Also keep your back straight and don’t allow your tailbone to tuck under at the bottom of the motion. Straighten the legs while contracting your glutes and quads at the top of the motion. 2. Stand with feet shoulder width a part place hand crossed over chest. Bend your knees and push your hips back like you are sitting on a chair. Lower your body to the ground using your hamstrings to pull your body down to the ground. Keep your knees in line with your toes and don’t let them collapse in towards each other. Also keep your back straight and don’t allow your tailbone to tuck under at the bottom of the motion. Straighten the legs while contracting your glutes and quads at the top of the motion. 3. Start in a standing position Kick both feet back, your body should look like you are about to do a push up. With the neck, back and hips in very straight line, activate the core muscles. Then kick your feet back to the normal position. Stand straight up with back straight and torso erect. 4. Start in a standing position. Place hand on hips Take one step straight back with one leg. Lower leg to the ground. Step back to start position. Repeat. 5. This is a great full body exercise for working the full body. Get down into a push up position. Place elbows on the ground. Have a straight back and keep the torso and neck and head in a straight line. Your hands should be squeezed tightly like a fist with your hands apart and not touching each other. Contract your glutes and pull your elbows into your toes and toes towards your elbows this will make your abdominals really work. Hold for one minute. If you are a beginner then go onto your knees this will make it easier for you. Do the same pull the knees into the elbows and the elbows into the knees and contract your glutes.
Posted on: Fri, 08 Aug 2014 05:28:09 +0000
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