6 Minute Morning Stretching

As someone who does a great deal to stay in shape, I am always looking for a new way to exercise. Most of my activity is walking and pushing a lawn mower, and given that I am getting older, I often have sore muscles and joints. Therefore, I am starting to incorporate exercises that loosen my muscles rather than build them up. That is the context within which I examined this book. As the title implies, the exercises are all easy to perform and they do limber you up. I am not sure that six minutes is enough time to go through the entire set, as there are exercises for the thighs, buttocks, calves & ankles, stomach & waist, arms, shoulders & chest and back and neck. They work well as simple warm-ups or as a set of exercises to start the day. I spend a great deal of time working on a computer, so those designed for the upper back, neck and lower arms are especially valuable to me. Stopping for a few minutes and performing some of these exercises really makes a difference at the end of the day. I no longer suffer as much from the lingering aches in the upper back and neck due to long hours at the keyboard.