What kind of short workouts can I do first thing in the morning? I exercise in a gym 3-4 times a week and go for walks whenever I can, but I’d like a short (think 5 min) routine I can do first thing in the morning just to get the body moving. I’ve thought of doing a few sun salutations or a few body weight moves like squats or push-ups but I’d like other ideas. Going for walks is not possible because I’m a single mom and I can’t leave my son alone. I need stuff I can do before he wakes up :)

Thanks for the question. I’m all for a short morning workout! I’ve been doing the built-in 7-minutes workout. It’s stretching the 5 minutes a bit since it in all takes about nine minutes, but I highly recommend it! Give it a try!

My morning routine is to have a walk in the near park as soon as it opens (at 8) and drink my green tea so that I do 2 things of my to do list in one and fight the cold drinking something warm. I also exercise 3 times a week with weights in the gym, do yoga advanced on Saturday and sometimes some yoga in the evening before sleep

I like to awaken my spine when I wake up, so i do some gentle neck half rolls, side bends, cat/cow stretches & general yawn whole body stretch 🤪

I do a combination of jumping Jack’s, mountain climber, step-up into a chair, step, or a stair, pushup and rotation, and lastly planks. I hope you find this helpful

There are apps you can get with simple stretches that you pick from a variety of pictures and they chose a routine around how many minutes you want to do and you select which apps you want to do for how many minutes

I like to awaken my spine when I wake up, so i do some gentle neck half rolls, side bends, cat/cow stretches & general yawn whole body stretch 🤪

My morning routine is to have a walk in the near park as soon as it opens (at 8) and drink my green tea so that I do 2 things of my to do list in one and fight the cold drinking something warm. I also exercise 3 times a week with weights in the gym, do yoga advanced on Saturday and sometimes some yoga in the evening before sleep

I think sun salutations are an amazing place to start. Getting the body warmed up and stretched for the day ahead is perfect for the morning and doesn’t take long

Try doing some yoga. It is a low intensity workout that can slowly wake up your body. It will also stretch your body so you can start the day with a relaxed body instead of with tight and cramped muscles.

I think sun salutations are an amazing place to start. Getting the body warmed up and stretched for the day ahead is perfect for the morning and doesn’t take long