| Most people understand that exercise is important | | | | Wise readers will keep reading to earn some |
| for their overall health and well-being. However, | | | | valuable fitness,fitness exercises experience while |
| many complain that they just don't have enough | | | | it's still free. |
| time in their schedule for exercise. With the fast | | | | 2 Minutes of Sit Ups |
| paced lives that most of us lead, it's | | | | - Lie flat on the floor on your back with your |
| understandable that most of us are time starved | | | | knees bent and your feet flat on the floor. |
| and without the proper time for exercise. | | | | - Place your palms on your hips and run them up |
| However, exercise is essential to our health, so it | | | | to your knees, pulling yourself up by your |
| is important to understand that even a brief | | | | stomach muscles. |
| amount of exercise performed on a regular basis | | | | - Do as many of these sit ups as you can in 2 |
| can go a long way to improve your life. | | | | minutes. |
| 10-15 minutes of exercise performed 3-4 times a | | | | 5 Minutes of Step Ups |
| week will do a lot to improve every aspect of | | | | - Find a step of about 6-8 inches of height. Step |
| your physical health. No special equipment or | | | | up with your left foot. |
| props are needed. In fact, a number of exercises | | | | - Raise your right foot to join it. |
| can be done in the morning while you are still in | | | | - Take your left foot off of the step and then |
| your pajamas. Some routines may be so easy | | | | your right foot to join it. |
| that you may be tempted to think that they are | | | | Repeat For 5 Minutes |
| not doing much good as all. However, if | | | | 1 Minute of Press Ups |
| performed properly on a consistent basis, 10 | | | | - Lie on your stomach. |
| minutes of exercise can get you in shape. | | | | - Bend your arms at the elbows and place both |
| Here are a few exercises that you can do in just | | | | hands flat on the floor with your thumbs at |
| 10 minutes to improve your total fitness health. | | | | shoulder level. |
| 1 Minute Back Stretch | | | | - Keep your toes flexed and on the floor. |
| - Sit with your legs straight out in front of you | | | | - Push on your palms to raise your upper body. |
| and your back straight. | | | | - Your back and shoulders should be flat and your |
| - Place your right palm flat on the floor behind | | | | buttocks should not be sticking up. |
| you as you twist your head and shoulders so that | | | | - Fully extend your arms but do not lock them. |
| you are looking over your right shoulder. | | | | - Now slowly lower your body back on to the |
| - Make sure that you keep both buttocks flat on | | | | ground and repeat as many times as your can in |
| the floor. | | | | 1 minute. |
| - Hold for 15 then do the other side. | | | | Congratulations! You have just completed 10 |
| Repeat twice. | | | | minutes of exercise that did a lot to increase your |
| 1 Minute Back Scratcher | | | | cardio-fitness, helped to maintain the strength in |
| - Sit with your legs stretched out in front of you | | | | your arms, shoulders and legs, and increased the |
| and your back straight. | | | | flexibility in your joints. If you don't have a lot of |
| - Stretch your right arm and bend it at the elbow | | | | time to work out, try performing these exercises |
| as if you are going to scratch your back between | | | | for 10 minutes 3-4 times per week, and you will |
| your shoulder blades. | | | | see and feel a great difference. |
| - Reach your left arm behind your back to touch | | | | Those who only know one or two facts about |
| or hold the fingers of your right hand. | | | | fitness,fitness exercises can be confused by |
| - Hold this position for 30 seconds. | | | | misleading information. The best way to help |
| - Repeat on the other side. | | | | those who are misled is to gently correct them |
| The best time to learn about fitness,fitness | | | | with the truths you're learning here. |
| exercises is before you're in the thick of things. | | | | |