Fitness & Weight Loss

Early Bird Gets the Burn

Nov 10 08:00am

Jump-start your day with this just-out-of-bed workout.

Get up and go. Literally. "If you work out be¬fore your day distracts you, your chances of exercising regularly go way up," says Cedric Bryant, Ph.D., chief science officer of the American Council on Exercise. And AM sweating can make you sharper all day: "Exercise enhances the secretion of neuro¬transmitters," Bryant says.

Wake up your body with this 15-minute bedside routine, created by Suzanne Meth, a manager at E at Equinox in New York City. Warm up and cool down by jogging in place for two minutes.

Early Morning Workout

8 Comments Report Abuse

1. janeens88 - Nov 12 03:01am

Thanks a lot!!, really.

2. ibulcraig - Nov 13 08:10am

Cedric Bryant must be right. He has a PhD after all........

3. kristifleebo - Nov 13 11:31am

The warmup/cooldown jog is going to do a lot more for your fat burning than the yoga is. Aerobic exercise for fat burning, yoga for strength and flexibilty.

4. fimbea - Nov 13 02:25pm

Does this happen before or after the regulation caffeine fix?

5. tania_byrnes - Nov 17 06:53pm

The exercises are great, but like the deadline diet plan, its frustrating that you can't print them out to have by your bedside /at the gym etc. Is there any way WH can put up a printable/downloadable copy on the site?