On a beautiful, warm July day like today, we know you woke up with one thing on your mind: Keeping up with your New Year's resolution. You know, the one you made six months ago, to read more novels, or write more thank-you notes, or eat a real breakfast every morning.
Way back on a snowy day in January, we here at Morning Edition made a resolution of our own: To stretch every morning, with the goal of getting everyone to touch their toes by the end of 2018. So far, the tight hamstring'd among us (mainly, me) haven't gotten much closer to our shoes. But we have designed, tweaked, and perfected our own proprietary stretching routine. And we're pleased to share it with you here, with a step-by-step guide.
Sun Salutation: Morning Edition Remix
1. Chair Pose
2. Toe Touch
3. Plank
4. Chaturanga-to-Upward Dog
5. Downward Dog
6. Warrior 1
7. Warrior 2, facing left
8. Reverse Warrior, facing left
9. Repeat steps 3 through 5
10. Repeat steps 6 through 8, facing right
11. Chair Pose
12. Chair, twist to the right
13. Chair Pose
14. Chair, twist to the left
15. Stand up and shake it out
Plank Time
1. Right forearm out, left hand back and in line with your right elbow - 30 seconds
2. Left forearm out, right hand back and in line with your left elbow - 30 seconds
3. On both forearms - 30 seconds
4. On both hands - 30 seconds