When we wake up, our body has to activate after several hours without moving, which is why including some stretching in your morning routine can help you start the day with more energy. Plus, it can help you start your day with higher levels of confidence. In this article, we will show you a routine of fewer than ten minutes of stretching to start your day with the body and mind prepared for a long and productive day. Child's This pose is excellent for gently stretching the hips, pelvis, thighs, and spine, which can feel a little tight in the morning, especially if you've had a bad night's sleep. Get down with your knees on the floor and sit on your heels. Lower your torso until your forehead touches the floor, arms extended in front or by the sides of the body. Take several deep breaths and try to relax your entire body. The cat-cow pose This stretching exercise is perfect for improving blood circulation and cerebrospinal fluid, to stretch the spine and torso. It consists of placing yourself on all fours on a mat. On the inhale, move around arching your back, keeping your shoulders back and down, and looking slightly up. And on the exhalation, press your hands into the ground and round your upper back. Downward Facing Dog or Ado, Much, Shanahan This yoga pose is great to do in the morning as it resets the nervous system, calms the brain, and increases body energy. In addition, it helps to calm fatigue and reduce back pain accumulated during the night. From a four-legged position, push from your hands to straighten your arms and legs, lifting your hips toward the sky. Try to keep your back straight, your tailbone pointing toward the ceiling, and your heels trying to touch the floor. One-legged downward-facing dog Maintaining the same stance as Downward-Facing Dog, lift one leg up while the foot points toward the sky, bend the knee of the raised leg, trying to bring it toward the buttock. It is important to keep your shoulders squared. This pose is great for stretching your lateral body, hamstrings, and hip flexors while strengthening your arms. Warrior I or I, is a more intense pose than the others and is perfect for increasing confidence, flexibility in the hips, focus, and energizing the whole body. The warrior I am perfect for strengthening your shoulders, back, arms, legs, and ankles. In addition, it opens the hips and chest, thus increasing blood circulation and improving breathing. The mountain pose or Tatyana, This posture is not simply standing, the posture of the body is very important. Although it may seem like a simple exercise, it works a variety of muscles in the torso, legs, core, and arms. Try to keep your legs tense, your core tight, and your shoulders up and down, the top of your head pointing toward the sky. Avoid arching your back and keep a straight line from head to toe. Standing Pinch or This pose calms the brain, and relieves stress, fatigue, and anxiety. It also stimulates the kidneys, liver and digestion, along with improved circulation by waking up the body. In the muscles of the spine, gluteals, hamstrings and quadriceps are worked. It is important that when you lower your head to the ground, you bend from the hips, not from the lower back. The gesture is to try to bring the chest towards the legs, keeping the lower back as neutral as possible.
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