1. Good Morning Stretch

• Before getting out of bed, stretch your arms and legs.
• Inhale and exhale slowly. Smile and get ready for your day.

2. Shower Stretches

• Chin to Chest — let water rundown neck and back.
• Reach overhead and then pat yourself on the back.

3. Brushing Teeth Tighteners

• Leg lifts.

4. Telephone Thigh Toners

• Squats; plies.
• Calf raises.

5. Car Crunches

• Abdominal (Isometric toning).

6. Daily Activity Dashes

• Take longer routes.
• Take the stairs instead of the elevator.
• Walk to the store or the mailbox. Make extra steps in your day. Walk whenever, wherever you can.
• Work in your garden.
• Park your car farther away at stores, at school, etc.
• Take the long route to your next class.
• Take a walk during class breaks.

7. Shopping Strategies

• Stop looking for the “front door parking spaces.”
• Push the buggy.
• Bend and reach.
• Stretch while standing in line.

8. Paper Pumpers

• Do arm exercises with small hand weights while reading the newspaper or magazine.

9. Kitchen Kick

• Perform front kicks and/or round house kicks while preparing meals.

10. Life Lifting

• Lift kids, groceries, pets, furniture, etc.