Most “morning routines” die by February. This one stuck because it is small, repeatable, and obvious when I skip it.
What I do
- Two minutes of breathing to downshift from phone mode
- Six minutes of hips and thoracic spine openers
- Four minutes of easy walking or calf pumps before coffee
Why it might help you
If you sit a lot or wake up stiff, you do not need a perfect program—you need a default you can run on autopilot. Start with half the time and build up.
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