MORNING EXERCISE #4 - ABDOMINAL EXERCISE
from the article "Rise and Shine: Top 5 Morning Exercise Benefits"
By Jennifer Gruenemay, ACE-Certified, Lifescript Staff Writer
Published January 17, 2011
Wake-Up Call #4: A.M. exercise helps you sleep better in the p.m.
Hitting the gym in the morning helps you hit the sack at night. A study published in the scientific journal Sleep showed that overweight or obese women who began a regular morning exercise routine slept better than those who exercised regularly in the evening.
Why? Evening exercise stimulates your body. You become restless and alert, making it very difficult for your brain to turn off and your body to drift into restful sleep.
Exercise is like the ignition in your car – it turns your body on, not off. Get yourself going in the morning with some reverse crunches:
Step 1: Lie flat on a mat, with your hands by your sides, palms down. Pull your heels as close to your bottom as possible. Raise your heels about 2 inches off the ground.
Step 2: While keeping your chin up and abs tight, breathe slowly and rhythmically as you pull your knees up using the lower abdominals through a count of 10 seconds.
Step 3: Hold and squeeze for 2 seconds at the maximum tension point (when your bottom is just off the ground).
Step 4: Lower your body to the starting point through a 10-second count.
Step 5: Repeat three times without resting.
MY THOUGHTS
it can be done. easily. feels good, too. just be sure to dothe exercise as soon as you're on the mat. you might think you're still in bed and continue snoozing.
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