How to Do Good Morning Exercise: Benefits, Form, Muscles Worked

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Stephanie Mansour is a contributing health and fitness writer for TODAY. She is a certified personal trainer, yoga and Pilates instructor and weight-loss coach for women. She hosts “Step It Up with Steph” on PBS. Join her complimentary health and weight-loss challenge and follow her for daily inspiration on Instagram and in her new app.

Welcome to Start TODAY. Sign up for our Start TODAY newsletter to receive daily inspiration sent to your inbox — and join us on Instagram! Good mornings are an exercise aptly named. The move is called “good morning” because it mimics the motion of bowing or nodding your head in a greeting. But the compound exercise is also a great way to “wake up” the entire posterior chain — or back of the body — and get your blood flowing.

Take a deep breath in and on the exhale, hinge at the hips, bending your chest toward the floor until your body forms an upside-down “L” shape. You should feel a slight stretch in your hamstrings. If you feel any pain or uncomfortable pulling, you’ve lowered too far! Slowly move your torso back up into a standing position on your exhale. Squeeze the glutes and hamstrings to return to standing tall. Repeat 10 times.

 

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