During the pandemic shut-down I used the time at home to get my body in shape. I awoke everyday at my usual time. Since I did not have to give myself an additional forty-five minutes to drive to work, I used the time to exercise.

For years I have walked on the treadmill approximately three times a week for thirty to forty minutes in the morning. That habit continued during the shut down.

I slowly added, on my off-treadmill days, Pilates and Yoga to my exercise routine. I found an instructor on You-Tube that I liked (her British accent helped motivate me). I started out slowly and increased to thirty-minute routines several times a week.

Then we began to go back to the office and I began to cut down my Pilates and Yoga routines, although not eliminating it entirely. As the Courts began to re-open, and I found myself leaving my home earlier and earlier my Pilates and Yoga routines disappeared.

I miss how I felt after completing the Pilates or Yoga. They were a great way to wake-up. I do know, because I tried, that I will not wake up significantly earlier to incorporate it completely back into my morning routine. So I have been looking for smaller options, ten to fifteen minute Yoga, or stretching videos to start. But I have not found any, yet, that I truly enjoy.

So, I’m asking Gotham. Do you have a short beginning exercise routine that you enjoy in the morning?  A way to wake up your body? Would you be willing to share with me?