Skip the snooze button. Get your blood flowing, warm up your muscles, and jump start your metabolism.
Perform each of the following exercises for one minute:
- Arm Circles (30 seconds forward, 30 seconds back)
- March or Jog in Place
- Side-to-Side Lunges (step out to the right, bend the right knee and sit back as if sitting on an invisible chair, return to center then step out to the left bending the left knee and sitting back–your knee should never stick out ahead of your toe, be sure to sit back into the lunge to keep the knee above your ankle)
- Jumping Jacks (if this is asking too much of your bladder first thing in the morning, you can substitute high knees or step ups onto a stool or on the stairs)
- Mountain Climbers (get into push up position then pretend you are running so that you alternately bring each knee up towards your chest)
- Overhead Side Reaches (reach right hand over your head towards the left until you feel the stretch, then switch and reach your left hand over your head towards the right)
- Push Ups (standard push ups for as long as you can, then knee push ups to finish)
- Twist Jumps (jump with legs together and twist them to the left, jump again and twist them to the right, continue alternating sides with each jump)
- Tuck Jumps (jump and bring both knees up as high as you can before you land)
- Plank (hold yourself up in push-up position)
You Can Make This 10 Minute Workout A Habit
That’s it! Ten minutes and you are done. Anyone can commit to 10 minutes of exercise. Make a pledge to yourself to fit this 10 minute workout into your morning (you only have to skip one press of the snooze button).
Once you make it a habit, you can extend your session by doing it twice or performing each exercise for 90 second instead of one minute.
If you tackle this goal slowly, you can gradually work your way up to a full 30 minute session in the morning which is the amount of exercise recommended by the CDC for adults to maintain good health.
If you are already in the habit of regular physical activity, this wakeup workout will help kick start your system in the morning. You’ll start your day with more energy and warmed up for your regular workout.
Thanks for posting this! I have promised myself to do more exercise but I always run out of time in the day. I can take 10 minutes first thing in the morning before the chaos starts.
I am almost ready for a nap reading this, but it is a great list, so I am going to try it
thanks for the inspiration! i really need to start exercising.
Great post! Nothing like a little exercise to get you ready for the day ahead.
Thanks for the great share! I wish I had the energy to workout before getting ready for work.
There is nothing like a little exercise in the morning to start your day off right! Great list of exercises. (And I’ll add a couple of sun salutations just to stretch it all out).
I have a similar post and am also teaching my 30 day challenge group to get out of bad and jump right into a nice workout to get your system going 🙂 I love it
Love how organize you do your workout. Wish I could do this.
Your workout list sounds great. Keep it up!
I love a simple workout-Im there!
I am not a big exercise person, but this looks like something I could do! Thanks for sharing.
Sounds pretty simple – I try to do some form of physical fitness each morning because it gives me so much energy – this is a simple routine, something that everyone can do!
Great advice. I ride my bike first thing in the am and do some upper arm exercises while I am on it.
Uh-sounds good-but i know me and exercise-probably would not keep up with it!
Sounds really good. I’m sure I’ll be sore afterwards since I haven’t gone back to the gym yet.
What a great idea – and it sounds easy to do, I’ll have to print this off and try and give it go 🙂 x
That is a great line up of exercises. a little exercise helps to start the day with a lot of energy. Thanks for sharing.
Wow, sounds like a great set to work out to… thank you
I have just started beginner yoga. It is a great way to start the day.
You have a lot of great exercises listed here.
Seems pretty simple to do, start your morning out with a few minutes of exercise!