While lying in bed, take three deep breaths to get some oxygen into your lungs then tighten your abdominal muscles and do two sets of 10 gentle crunches before you get out of bed.
As you get up, sit on the edge of the bed and put a pillow between your knees. Stretch your arms up above you while squeezing your thighs together 15 times to tone your legs.
When you are out of the bed, take time to make it properly.
This is activity that will burn a few extra calories.
When you are brushing your teeth, make good use of the time by doing some shallow lunges as you brush.
Exercise On The Go
If you travel to work by tube, walk up the escalators two steps at a time. By taking larger strides you will involve your bottom more in your stair climbing and give your legs and lungs more of a workout. If you do not use the escalators you can try this at home in the evening by climbing your stairs 10 times.
Hold your tummy in and squeeze your bottom, wherever you are.
If you are waiting for a bus or a train, isolate different muscles around your body and contract and relax them in turn.
Make every journey a mini-fitness fix. Pick up your pace walking to the station, to the sandwich shop, or even to the wine bar. You will know you have done it right if you are slightly out of breath and can feel your heart racing by the time you get to your destination. Remember this is not about running, just about saying goodbye to the casual stroll and making the most of being on the move.
If you are in the car, always practise good posture by tightening your tummy muscles and keeping your shoulders relaxed.
If you spend the day in an office, take regular screen breaks and move around, even if you do not need to go anywhere. Extra journeys mean extra calories burnt which all add up over the course of a day.
If we are going to be successful in life, it is Jesus that we need. We need His light, His life, His Spirit--and we need it continually. We need Him every hour.
That's why every morning, just as the sun peaks over the horizon and starts to shed the warmth of its light on the landscape, we must ask for the Sun of Righteousness to shine in the chambers of our minds and hearts, lighting our lives with the presence of Jesus. Even one moment without Jesus is one moment too much. The enemy is well aware when we try to fight life's battles on our own, and he is there, ready to fill our minds with doubt and evil suggestions. The devil wants us to fall away from our steadfastness, but it is God's desire that moment by moment, our hearts will abide in Him.
Jesus wants you to be filled with His goodness, so that you can be a representative to the world of the wonderful grace and character of God. He has the power to set you free from sin. He doesn't want people to say they are Christians, and then not make use of the marvelous grace that can improve and perfect their characters. Jesus wants us to be set free from the bonds of sin. When we continue to wallow in bad habits, not taking advantage of the power so freely offered, we disappoint Heaven and grieve our divine Redeemer.
If you find yourself in such a condition--don't give up! Prayer and faith can do for you what no power on earth can accomplish.
As you travel the journey of life, you will seldom be placed in the same position twice. There will always be new challenges, new trials to pass through, where past experience alone is not a sufficient guide. The only way to keep our feet on the straight and narrow path is to walk in the light of God's presence. If you ask for His help, you can be sure that Jesus will always be by your side. But you must ask for His presence and companionship--and ask for it every morning. For it is part of God's great plant to grant us, in answer to the prayer of faith, blessings that He would not give if we didn't ask. Which is why you should be on your knees, praying first thing every morning.
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