6 Exercises You Can Do Without Getting Out of Bed

There are many gym exercises that help us shed extra pounds and get more defined muscles. However, there are a number of exercises that offer much more than that: they prepare us for the day, balance bodily processes, improve our mood, harmonize the functioning of our organs and improve the axis of our spine.

O awesome.club chose some exercises you can do without getting out of bed. If you wanted a reason to lie down for a few minutes longer, today we’re going to give you not one, but six.

When you wake up, don’t immediately get out of bed, take the opportunity to stretch. Remove the pillow and roll up a towel (approximately 8 cm) — ideally, leave it ready the night before.

Place the towel under your back like in the picture and put your arms up behind your head. The task now is to relax and stretch your body on the rolled-up towel, feeling like you are ice cream that is melting in the sun. Smile, release your body and think about positive things for a few moments. Release all your muscles while in this position.

All other exercises will be done with this towel pillow under your neck.

Place the towel under your neck. Rub your hands together to warm them up and then run your hands over your face, as if you were washing it. Do this on the forehead, on the back of the head and then on the part of the ears. Repeat the movement with the neck, chest and stomach.

Still lying on your back and with the towel under your neck, take your right hand to your left and, applying a little force, rub it from the little finger to the elbow. Then, go down to your waist in a movement as if you were removing all the bad from your skin. Do the same with the other hand.

Do the same with your legs, letting go of everything bad, first grabbing your toes, moving up your ankle to your leg.

Lying on your back with your knees bent, grab your left heel and rub it hard. Then, push the sole of your foot to where it touches the ground when you step on it (these are your roots). You can find them under each of your toes, on the sole and on the heel.

Stretch your body with your hands behind your head and fingers interlaced. Bring your hands to the hip area and, when you do this, stretch your feet down, in ballerina pointe. Then bring your hands up and behind your head again and at the same time bring your feet up, pulling them towards your body. Repeat this cycle a few times.

Now do a side stretch by stretching the opposite leg and arm. Bend the other leg as in the picture. Rotate your head towards the outstretched arm. Switch sides and repeat.

Lie on your back and bend your knees. Stretch your arms out to the side (in a cross). Drop your knees to one side and look the other way. Repeat the same on the other side. Do as many reps as you can, without straining your back.

For best results, get out of bed and get on all fours and practice diaphragm breathing.

Now you are ready to face the day with more energy. Let us know what you think of these tips.