This page contains 5-minute exercise routines. Including these exercises in your rest break will help relax your body and help refesh your mind. Print the page or press the start button on the timer. Drink water before and after exercise.
5 minute exercise
Breathing normally.
Look across to your left shoulder moving your head gently.
Then turn your head to the right, look across to your right shoulder.
Repeat 3 times.
Take a deep breath in.
Stretch and point your toes.Hold for the count of 5.
Breathe out, and relax your toes and feet.
Repeat twice.
Breathe out as you relax over your knees and breathe in as you do your stretch.
Sitting on the edge a steady chair with knees bent.
Relax forward over your knees with your head and arms down.
Then lift your body upward, at the same time takes your hands forwards then upwards in a swinging motion to point to the ceiling.
Then return and relax over your knees.
Repeat 5 times.
Breathe normally. Place hands on top of a table or hard surface. With your hands facing downwards and fingers out stretched, turn your hands inwards so your fingertips touch, moving your elbows outwards. Touch each finger in turn. Now turn both of your hands outwards until your thumbs touch from the tip of your thumb to the base, moving your elbows inwards. Repeat 4 times.
Breathing normally.
Gently pull each finger and thumb in turn.
Then shake and flick your hands.
Repeat twice.
