), dealing with increased moodiness and irritability, and feeling chronically exhausted.
ACE certified trainer, functional training specialist and running coach with theEvolveYouapp
The reason?
Restorative movements also have rejuvenating effects that go beyond counteracting your state of being run-down.
So do yourself a favor and get movingrestoratively.
Trainers recommend these 5 restorative movements for when youre run-down
1.
Cat-cow
Why it helps:Touted asyogas simplest backbend, this move works to stretch and mobilize your spine.
Draw your belly button toward your spine and round your vertebrae toward the ceiling.
Return to tabletop, then, as you inhale, look forward and push your stomach towards the mat.
Lift your tailbone toward the ceiling, drawing your chest and sternum forward and up.
Return to tabletop and repeat as many times as you like.
Bird dog
Why it helps:This stabilizing exercise is great for combatting lower-back pain.
The goal is to keep your torso squared to the floor the whole time.
Danyele Wilson is a NASM certified trainer and a coach with Tone and Sculpt, a female-focused fitness app offering on-demand classes, comprehensive workout plans and nutrition tools.
Slowly lower both limbs back down and repeat on the opposite side for one rep.
3.
Its a great way to settle into your lower body and feel a stretch throughout the entire area.
Sit your glutes back into your heels until you feel the stretch on your inner thighs.
Pause for three seconds, then rock out of the stretch and back in.
Repeat 10 to 15 times.
Then, surrendering into childs pose helps to calm the central nervous system.
Combined, they provide a much-needed adjustment for both your body and mind.
Keep your gaze forward, and focus on engaging through your glutes and core.
[They] fall in line with yoursecond chakra, which is connected to emotions.
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