Morning Routine

These 10 gentle stretches to do before you get out of bed will start your day off right.
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10 Stretches You Should Do As Soon As You Wake Up

Reach, twist, breathe, and repeat.

by Ashley Jones
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Greet the morning with intentional stretches that will get your blood flowing, your muscles warm, and your joints in prime position for an active day. Your body will thank you.

1. Small Joint Flexes

Warm your body up a bit before more intense stretching by flexing the joints in your wrists and ankles back and forth. As Harvard Health noted, start with small back and forth movements and then move to rolling your ankle and wrist joints before sitting up.Halfpoint Images/Moment/Getty Images
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