Wake UP and MOVE

You'll burn more calories if you workout as soon as you wake up! Your metabolism is in hyper drive from the past night's sleep, so take advantage of it. More importantly than the calorie burn, you'll start your day off with an endorphin boost! Now if you're saying, "Dominique I don't have time to do a whole workout in the morning; I have things to do;" here is what I suggest:

1.Wake up a 15-20 minutes earlier! I know we are not all morning people, but 15 minutes won't kill you.
2. Get on the floor and do 4x30 Abs exercises. I suggest picking 4 different types of situps/crunches, so you don't get bored.

• Pretzel crunches: Sit down indian style or with your legs in a pretzel, then lay back so you are lying on the floor while your legs remain crossed in a pretzel. Do 30 crunches this way
• Toe touches: Lay on the floor with both legs held straight up in the air (keep your knees straight)
• Raised Leg Situps: Take a chair and lay down with your calves on the chair. You knees should be bent at 90 degrees and the edge of the chair should be right against the back of your knee. Sit up and reach for your ankles.This works the lowest of abs in an 8pack (those tricky suckers most people cannot reach)
• Russian Twist Crunches: Sit on the floor and raise your feet a few inches off the ground. You should balance on your butt and keep your back in a good postural position. Twist from side to side making sure to touch the ground with your hands on each twist. You can use a weighted ball to add difficulty. 

3. Next roll over and do 30 pushups
4. Do 20 air squats and 20 split squats (10 each leg)
5. If you have more time, I would suggest getting in some short cardio as well, but if not, then the above is a nice start to your day.

Happy Sweating,
Dominique