Workout Wednesday: 5-minute Wake-Up and Bedtime workouts
There are several benefits to working out first thing in the morning. First, it helps wake you up and clear your head for the day. Second, some studies show working out first before you eat causes more fat burn due to the low glucose in your blood.
Carmel Fire Department’s Tim Griffin demonstrates workout routines to start your day off right:
Wake-Up Workout Morning Stretches
Flat overhead stretch
Knee to chest
Hamstring stretch
Knees to chest
Chest to back stretch
Seated hamstring
Bending over stretch
5-minute Wake-Up Workout
1 minute march in place
25 jumping jacks
30 wall or vanity pushups
20 squat kicks
Some benefits of light muscle engagement and stretching before bed: it may help improve circulation, muscle stiffness, and assist in sleeping better through the night.
Before Bed Stretching and Small Workout
25 crunches
25 squats
20 push-ups
Warrior pose
20 calf raises
1 minute Bent over stretch
1 minute child’s pose
Follow Firefighter Tim on Twitter: @firemantimcfd.