5 Fun Ways to Move Your Body in the Morning

Maximum value, minimum willpower

Modern Homo sapiens stagnate too much. That much we know. What we’re less sure about is how to get ourselves to move more, consistently. Where do we find time for regular exercise in our hectic lives?

The answer to that question is simple: the morning. After all,

1. The early morning is the time of day when we have the most freedom to take care of ourselves.
2. Morning movement has the benefit of waking us up faster and boosting energy, so it can help us get more out of each day.

That’s nice and all, but this logic is not going to get us moving all by itself. To guarantee daily bodily motion, we must make it fun and fully automatic.

Which brings us to today’s article. Here are the five types of movement that are now so deeply ingrained in my morning routine that I have little doubt they will last a (substantially longer) lifetime.

Movement 1: Dancing (Badly)

I bet you don’t exactly feel like tearing up the dancefloor (or living room floor) shortly after waking up. Neither do I. But it takes only a few bars of my morning dance song (below) to switch me on.