I used to run 15-30 minutes first thing in the morning. I suffered a knee injury so I had to stop and now it’s usually a very light run or bicycle.
In the morning I like to do stretching exercises because that’s my way of meditation. I focus on my breathing and on the exercises and forget about what’s going on in the world. Searching helps me relieve stress and it helps me have a good start to my morning.
I don’t really know like I don’t have a favorite skill about exercise because I don’t doubt regularly how I want it to work
I really enjoy a nice relaxing exercise in the morning. Like yoga or some light stretching. Though sometimes I like to go hard and do some high intensity rowing machine, I find the more active I am the more it wakes me up and gives me a boost of energy.
High intensity interval training (HIIT). I saw a video from an MD who advised this: 2 minutes normal exertion, 20 seconds full exertion, 2 minutes normal, 20 seconds full, 2 minutes normal, 20 seconds full, 2 minutes normal. Total time elapsed, 9 minutes. Total full exertion, 1 minute. He said that this gives the same effect as 45 minutes of normal exertion. I’ve been doing it, and it does feel like I’ve been on a half-hour walk. I use an app called hiitme to keep time. Try HIIT, you’ll like it!
Most of the time I wake up, meditate and do some Yoga. However, because I work from home and sit all day, I have started adding in a 5 to 10 minute walk on the treadmill. Hoping to take that outside once spring is actually here.
Yoga with Adriene on YouTube. I can pick one that is short enough for even days when I wake up late and can only manage a 5 minute routine, and I don’t get all sweaty to the point where I need to shower or just be stinky all day.
I do 5 to 20 minute workout videos with Popsugar Fitness on YouTube, whatever feels doable! Even if it’s just 5 minutes, that’s great, and it gets me moving. And eventually I got to a point where I was looking forward to seeing what the next video was going to be and doing longer workouts!
I love stretching in the morning! It helps create blood flow and it takes away any pain I might have had from the previous night’s sleep.
I’ve always practiced volleyball, and since I was very young my training has been in the morning (which leaves me energized for my day). However, now that I can’t train with my team I have taken up running and I’m loving it! I enjoy being able to feel the breeze through my skin and the accomplishment that comes with beating my own times. Also, running allows me to go into a meditation-like state by leaving my mind blank and having to focus only on putting one foot in front of the other. Hope this message helps you!
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