Time to get your day started with these quick blood flow exercises by working out your core.
STRETCHES
Start your day with this 5-7 minute stretch routine, prior to doing the core workout
WORKOUT
Finish your morning with a 5-9 minute core workout routine, to kick start your day
Perform Each Stretch for:
15 - 30 Seconds
Core Stretches
Side Straddle
Engages and opens your chest, ribs, and shoulders.
Bridge Pose
Opens up the spine, and goes a long way toward achieving the bendy, flexible core.
Inner Thigh
One of the easiest ways to open and engage your inner thighs, hips, and groin.
Back Stretches
Back Flexion
Perfect for increasing the bendiness of your spine, as well as undoing any built-up tension for daily activities.
Knee-to-Chest
Unlocks flexibility in your lower back muscles, as well as having the added bonus of opening your glutes.
Child’s Pose
Increase flexibility and relieve back pain, plus open up the thighs, hips, and ankles, too.
Arm Stretches
Fingers Up/Down
Works your hands, wrists, and fingers, as well as your upper arms and forearms.
Cross Arm
Helps stretch and release tension in the back of the shoulder.
Doorway Pecs
Opens a cramped chest, while flexing your triceps, biceps, forearms, and upper back.
Leg/Hip Stretches
Garland Pose
This squatting pose works the hips, groin, thighs, ankles, and torso.
IT band
Reduce flaring pain in the outer knee, and improve hip, and leg flexibility.
Heal Drop
Opens up your calves, and help increase flexibility from knee to toe.
Perform Each Exercise for:
Beginners: 25 Seconds - Advanced: 45 Seconds
Followed by a 15 Second Rest.
Walkup
Start in a pushup position, and fully extend your arms. One arm at a time, move to your elbows, then go back to the starting position.
Crunch
Lay flat, with knees bent. With your hands near your ears, slowly lift your head towards your knees while flexing your abs for 1-2 seconds.
Push-Up
With your hands slightly wider than your shoulders, and your feet hip-width apart, push your body up and down. Don't lock out the elbows; keep them slightly bent.
Squat
Standing upright, position your feet hip-width apart, shoulders back and keep back straight. Slowly send hips back and squat toward the floor.
Bicycle Crunch
Lay flat, with hands near your ear. Bend your legs, attempting to touch alternate arm in a bicycle motion.
T Push-Up
After doing a full pushup, extend one arm all the way to the sky, forming your body into the shape of a T.
Lateral Jump
Putting all your weight on one leg, jump to the opposite leg, while letting the leg you jumped from swing behind the leg you land on. Keep your arms swinging to optimize your core.
Mountain Climber
In a fully extended pushup position, alternate your legs by bringing in your knee towards your elbow. For advanced workouts, kick your knee towards the opposite arm.
Box Squat
Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart and your arms by your sides. Drop down into a pushup, completely flat. Then quickly stand back up, adding a jump at the end for advanced workouts.