The way you begin your day can make all that comes after better. A couple of minutes of gentle stretches can rouse your body and lift your spirits. The small motions coax your circulation, release tense muscles, and prepare you to face the day with an even keel and calm focus.
Here Are Some Morning Stretches:
1. Establishing a Strong Pattern of Habits
To get morning stretches established as a habit, select stretches that you enjoy and that you find easy. Begin with those that do not put a strain on your body. Hold your arms up above your head on an inhale, and slowly lower your arms down on an exhale. Circularly move your shoulders in smooth, easy motions around to your back and around to your front, and release all your tenseness with each rotation. As often as possible, do your stretches in clean air for the double benefit of refreshing air and sunlight. A minute out in the sunlight in the mornings can make you more alert and ready to move.
2. Stretches to Get Up and Go
Even if time is limited, an abbreviated sequence can have a dramatic impact. Start slowly with a neck roll to relax your muscles. Next, perform a side stretch to release your ribs and get your body ready for deeper breathing. A forward bend from standing can extend down through your back legs and calm your mind. A standing quad stretch down your thighs follows, and you conclude with an easy twist from side to side to stir your spine back to life. As you get more familiar, you can modify these moves to your own cadence.
3. Supplementing General Wellbeing
Morning stretches do more than get your muscles ready for whatever lies ahead during your day. When done regularly, they can balance your energies, release your sense of fatigue, and provide a sustainably alert feeling before the demands of your day become overwhelming. Combine this practice with positive selections such as a boost of water, a healthy breakfast, or an incorporation of Happy Mammoth’s natural hormone balance solutions to help reinforce your foundation for your day of well-being.
4. Making It Fun
Routines that become commonplace are something you expect. Put on music you like, choose a comfortable patch of sun or a bright area in your home, and groove to your body’s beat. Your stretches won’t be perfect; just be sure that they bring you present and alert to being about to face the day. A sniff of your favored essential oil, a comfortable mat, and your pet joining you to be your buddies can all add to this time being even more special.
5. Remaining Consistent
Simpleness makes it all that much easier to remain dedicated. Begin with only three minutes in early mornings and let your habit grow on its own timing. Before you know it, your minutes become a productive anchor point for your mind and body before your attention shifts on to messages, meetings, and daily responsibilities. Guarding this time for you increases your odds that you’ll remain dedicated.
6. Commencing Midweek
When you’ve thought of something positive to do for your mornings, morning stretches are an easy and attainable ritual to begin. No devices and no big space are needed, only an inspiration to stop, inhale, and move in a way that makes you feel empowered. Let your stretches develop according to your needs, which keeps exercise new and exciting.
