The ultimate five minute workouts you can do throughout your day

• Start Your Day: Jogging in place is a great way to start your day. It can help get your blood flowing and help increase your circulation. Jog in place till you work up a sweat. For a more advanced workout, try bringing your heels to touch your butt.

• After Your Commute to Work: Try the horse press. This will help tone your legs and butt and can be done anywhere in the office. Place your hands on your hips and spread your legs and squat. If you have knee injuries, don't go down till it hurts; go down to where you can comfortably bend the knees. Squeeze your butt as you come back up to a standing position. Repeat this motion for five minutes.

•At Lunch Time: Take the stairs in your office or anywhere for that matter. Take them one at a time at first then head back down and take them two at a time to increase your cardio workout. Repeat this process till five minutes has passed.

• Before you Head Home: Do simple jumping jacks for five minutes. If you haven't done jumping jacks in ages, you will be surprised at how sore your muscles really are after only five minutes worth.

• After Work: Squeeze that butt in and out for five minutes. This will help tighten your backend.

• Two Hours Before Bed: Roll your spine. Start with a straight back, roll your shoulders to ensure you are properly aligned and reach forward to touch your toes. Make a C-shape with your body as your lean forward. Repeat for five minutes.

It's really easy to get in the proper amount of workout time daily. It's all a matter of doing it and sticking with it.

Do you sit for long periods? Try these yoga workouts

#1: Lay flat on the ground in corpse position and place hands behind your neck just above the clavicle bone. Breathe in and hold then out for three seconds. Repeat with hands on the chest above the breast then once more on the navel. Think about your breathing and if there is any struggle during your inhales or your exhales.


#2: Sitting up straight (roll your shoulders to ensure your ribs are lined up correctly) and with feet flat on the floor, bring one leg up over the other leg. Not legs crossed but where they for a triangle in the middle of each other. lean forward and attempt to reach as far as you can as if you are trying to grab something extended out in front of you with your arms. Repeat with the other leg and repeat this exercise three times.

#3: When sitting for long periods, such as traveling by air, place your carry-on bag on the floor in front of you and place on foot on the bag. This will help displace the way you sit and can help your torso better align when it comes time to stand and walk once more.

The Sitted Twist to Reduce Stress

Sit with legs crossed and a blanket or bolster under your hips to help with support. Inhale for four counts and exhale for four counts. On the next inhale reach up to the ceiling and when you bring your arms down, exhale and slowly rotate your spine without moving your legs to the left. Grab your left knee with your right hand and pull yourself around until you are looking over your left shoulder. Breathe in for five breaths than slowly come back to center and look forward. Repeat with the right side and come back to center.

Repeat this for a total of three counts. Reaching up to the ceiling before each turn.

Do this routine at the end of your busy day. It will help reduce tension in your back, which will reduce tension and stress in your mind as well.