{"id":50553,"date":"2020-05-06T10:29:53","date_gmt":"2020-05-06T08:29:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/keeping-active-early-morning-exercises-at-home-20200421-2\/"},"modified":"2025-03-21T00:45:44","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T22:45:44","slug":"keeping-active-early-morning-exercises-at-home-20200421-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/keeping-active-early-morning-exercises-at-home-20200421-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Keeping active: Early morning exercises at home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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1. Abdominal crunch start. Lie on your back. Bend your knees, placing your hands behind your head or across your chest.Photos:SUPPLIED<\/div>\n
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2. Abdominal crunch: Slowly bring your shoulders off the floor as high as you can while contracting your abdominal muscles.<\/div>\n
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3. Cross crunch:Lie flat on your back with your knees bent. Cross your left leg on the right knee. Support your head with your right hand.<\/div>\n
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4. Cross crunch:Crunch and bring your right elbow across your body and towards the left knee.<\/div>\n
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5. Lie on your side with your legs extended and both feet flexed. Place top hand on your side and bottom arm under your head for support.<\/div>\n
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6. Lie on your side, lift your top leg up about 6-8 inches from the floor. Hold your leg for 5 counts before moving it down slowly to the start position.<\/div>\n
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7. Superman: Lie face down with arms stretched out. Keep your hands and arms straight. <\/div>\n
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8. Superman:Raise your legs and arms as high as you can. Arch your back.<\/div>\n
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TODAY is day 28 of the Covid-19 lockdown and one of the aspects that your body needs during this unforeseen situation, is daily exercise. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fitness athlete and trainer Niki Human from Uitenhage said one does not need to have a gym at home for exercising, but just space and the will to keep your body healthy and fit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThese exercises will take only a few minutes and it is best to do it at least twice a day,\u201d said Niki. These exercises can be combined with the previous three weeks\u2019 exercises for a full body workout. Do three sets per exercise (10 repeats per set).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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