5 Stretches Your Body Needs EVERY Morning

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Rather than just jumping out of bed in the morning, your body would be much better off if you stopped and performed the 5 stretches that you will see in this video - every single morning. Stretching is key to maintaining flexibility as you age. The problem for most people is that they skip it. That said, if there was a quick stretch routine that only took you 5 minutes to perform, you would likely be able to find the time to do it. That is the goal here. I want you to do these stretches every morning and my promise to you is that you will feel healthier, stronger and more flexible as soon as you are finished with them. Before we break them down, know that you can build your entire body from the ground up and be built for longevity with ATHLEAN-X. Do that here and also remember to subscribe to our channel while you’re here as well. Build a body that lasts - Subscribe To This Channel Here - The first stretch up is called the squat fold. Here you want to stand with your feet close together and hands clasped in front of your chest. Squat down as low as you can into deep hip flexion and make sure to keep your thoracic spine extended, chest up and shoulders back. From here, touch your hands to the ground and lift your hips up while extending the knees. You will feel an intense hamstring stretch and low back stretch if done right. Alternate these positions for 5-6 reps. Next is the Side Bridge and Reach. This is an amazing hip stretch and strengthening exercise. Lay on one side with your arm outstretched and supporting your upper body. Lift the hip off the ground until your torso is straight on the lower side. This will engage the glute medius on that side. With the top side arm, reach up and over your head to stretch out your lats and core. Lower the body down and use that to stretch out the quadratus lumborum on the bottom hip and low back as well. The third stretch is called the QL Pullthrough. This is another great stretch for the quadratus but it also does a great job of hitting the posterior delt and shoulder while reinforcing proper rotation of the thoracic spine. Far too often we get into a slumped shoulder posture from all the sitting at desks and being on our phones hunched over. You need to work on keeping your thoracic spine loose and mobile. Make sure to perform this stretch 5-6 reps on each leg alternating between each side. The fourth stretch is called the Hip Switch and Lean. This is an amazing stretch that works both the hip internal and external rotators like the glute medius and piriformis. The top side leg actually assists in providing a deeper stretch to the bottom side hip. The addition of the torso rotation towards the side at the end of the movement provides an even greater stretch to the hip while once again reinforcing good thoracic mobility. Perform 5-6 reps to each side here as well. Finally, the London Bridge is a glute strengthening exercise while also stretching out the pirirformis. This bridge targets the often weak glute medius, in contrast to the glute maximus that is mostly the target of the regular glute bridge. Be sure to rotate the top leg down to involve the hip stretching component as well. Once again, do this stretch 5-6 times on each leg. That’s all you have to do. Just 5 simple stretches every single morning. The key to the effectiveness of this routine is the consistency. When you stretch every morning you will find that you not only feel instantly loose but you will start to restore range of motion and mobility that has been lost for years allowing you to feel 10 years younger.