When you wake up in the morning, what is the first thing you do? For many of us, we have a big stretch.

Whether you sit up in bed and sweep your arms in an arc like in a cartoon or just wriggle your body so your muscles tense and relax, it’s all a natural part of waking up. You’re running a system check and investigating any tension left over from staying still all night.

Many of the stretches I instinctively do, I later incorporate into my routine. I’ll have tight muscles or a sore patch and feel my way around that sensation, pushing into it until it feels better. Often, I’ll then go to my computer and search for the movement I was doing, and I'll discover it’s a yoga pose. There’s always an instructor who has demonstrated how to do it properly. You may like

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