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Exercise You Can Do In Bed Every Morning

Are you feeling lazy to get out of your cozy warm bed in the morning to do your exercise? Don’t worry! Here, we have shared some interesting ideas that will help you to do some effective exercises on your bed itself. Perfect, right?

You can perform these exercises before sleeping or after waking up. This can be done not only by the lazy ones, but also by sick people who are advised bed rest. But, in this case, you have to do the bed exercises only after taking the advice of an expert doctor.

Avoid hitting your alarm snooze button and burn some extra calories instead by doing some exercise on your bed. Get out of your bed with an energetic mood after performing some health-boosting exercises.

Here, we will discuss more about the 7 exercises that you can do on your bed. If you have enough time, perform all these 7 exercises that you can do on bed or else, pick some selected ones from this list.

Try it out! If you are lazy to get into your track suits, do it in your pyjamas! Have a look.

The Half Bridge

The Half Bridge

Lie on your back and keep your knees bent. Lift your lower back and push up, until your body and shoulders come in a straight line. Hold it for 30 seconds.

Go back to the normal position and repeat this procedure for three times. This is one among the most effective 7 exercises that you can do on your bed.

Leg Lifts

Leg Lifts

Lay in a supine position with your arms on the sides. Keep your legs straight and lift your right leg until it forms a 90 degree angle with your hip.

Lower the leg after holding it for around 30 seconds. Then repeat the step with your left leg. While lifting, you have to exhale and while lowering you have to inhale.

Planking

Planking

For doing this exercise, you have to be in the push-up position first. Use your forearms to balance your body. Make your elbows align under your shoulders. Lift the body until it forms a straight line. This is one of the easy bed exercises that can follow to keep fit.

Push-Ups

Push-Ups

It is very efficient in strengthening the core, arms and mid-body. Place your knees or toes and your hands on the bed. Extend your arms and keep your back straight, lower your chest to the bed and go back to the first position.

Side-Leg Lifts

Side-Leg Lifts

Lay on your right side on the bed. Make your body straight. Lift your head by supporting it with your hands bent. Slowly raise the left leg and hold the toes with your left hand. Keep the position for 30 seconds.

Crunches

Crunches

Lay on your back with your hands to the sides of your body. Raise your upper body slowly and return to the normal position. Repeat this several times. For adding extra challenge, you can twist your body right and left alternatively.

Scissor Legs

Scissor Legs

Lie in a supine position with your hands under your hips and palms facing down. Lift both feet straight and point your toes. Now, lower your right leg by keeping the left one straight upward. Without touching the bed, raise it again to the start position.

Try these easy bed exercises and stay fit!

Story first published: Friday, January 15, 2016, 10:44 [IST]
Read more about: diet and fitness