Everyone knows that exercise is good for body and brain but who has really the time to do any? The working day seems to be getting longer and busier, and when you finally drag yourself home after a hard day's work, exercise is the last thing you want to think about. It is more likely, a drink, dinner and lie down. You might be surprised to find out how many spare moments are in a day and when you can exercise for a minute or two. These small exercises can already start early morning in your bed.

When the alarm goes off in the morning is there a moment of indecision? "Shall I go up?" or "Shall I just lie here?". Then you think about the day ahead and so on, and by the time you do get up you feel awful and negative, not at all ready to face the day ahead. Before you even stand up you should start with some small exercises in bed to let you start the day in a positive way.

You probably do that naturally but what I am talking about is deep breathing. Lie on your back and place your hands on your stomach. Breathe through your nose and relax all muscles. Now when you breathe in, let your stomach expand before filling your lungs with air. Then let the air out gently. You can count to ten. This may be difficult at first try, so start with a count to five when inhaling and five for exhaling. When you get used to this way of breathing, you can extend the time. If you get to count to ten, repeat five times, or if to five, then eleven times.

Start each day with this one-minute breathing exercise. It helps your body and brain to refill each cell with fresh oxygen which is essential if you want to start your day powerful and energy loaded.