{"id":103785,"date":"2025-08-30T21:49:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-30T21:49:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/103785\/"},"modified":"2025-08-30T21:49:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-30T21:49:10","slug":"7-morning-exercises-women-over-45-should-do-daily","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/103785\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Morning Exercises Women Over 45 Should Do Daily"},"content":{"rendered":"

Exercise is a stellar way to kickstart any healthy day. In fact, after the age of 30, you begin to lose lean muscle mass at a rate of 3% to 8% every decade<\/a>. Performing regular cardio and resistance training can keep your body strong, mobile, and resilient for years to come. So, we\u2019ve rounded up the most essential morning exercises<\/a> every woman should do to stay young after 45<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs women move through their 40s and beyond, maintaining strength, mobility, balance, and pelvic health becomes increasingly important,\u201d explains Stephanie Guasco<\/a>, physical therapist at East Jefferson General Hospital, an LCMC subsidiary. \u201cA daily morning routine that targets these areas can help reduce stiffness, improve posture, support hormonal and bone health, and preserve independence over time.\u201d<\/p>\n

In fact, Heather Lachance, owner of Made Possible Personal Training<\/a> in St. Pete, Florida, says morning movement after 45 is like \u201ccoffee for your joints.\u201d If you skip out on it, \u201cthings get creaky real fast.\u201d6254a4d1642c605c54bf1cab17d50f1e<\/p>\n

7 Morning Exercises Women Should Do Daily After 45<\/p>\n

You don\u2019t need to dedicate an entire Netflix episode\u2019s worth to morning exercise. Lachance says just 10 to 15 minutes in total is enough to activate your muscles and joints and get your blood flowing.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis kind of consistent, low-impact movement absolutely helps fight age-related muscle loss,\u201d Lachance explains. \u201cIt\u2019s not about doing burpees until you cry, it\u2019s about showing up daily and moving with intention. Your body loves routine (so do your joints).\u201d<\/p>\n

Below, Guasco and Lachance outline the best morning exercises for women to do after 45.<\/p>\n

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\tCat-Cow<\/p>\n

Assume a tabletop position on your hands and knees.
\nFor cow pose, breathe in, drop your belly toward the floor, concave your back, and gaze upward.
\nFor cat pose, breathe out, round your back, tuck your chin in toward your chest, and tuck your tailbone.
\nDo this exercise for 1 full minute with slow breaths.<\/p>\n

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\tGlute Bridges<\/p>\n

Lie flat on your back with bent knees and feet hip-width apart on the floor.
\nPress through your heels to lift your hips until your body forms a straight line from head to heels.
\nSqueeze your buttocks, holding at the top for a moment.
\nLower your hips back to the start position.
\nComplete 2 sets of 10 to 15 reps.<\/p>\n

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\tBird-Dog<\/p>\n

Start on all fours.
\nExtend your left arm and right leg.
\nHold for a moment before returning to the start position.
\nSwitch sides.
\nAlternate sides for 1 minute each.<\/p>\n

\tBodyweight Squats<\/p>\n

Stand tall, feet shoulder-width apart on the floor.
\nExtend your arms ahead of you or place your hands on your hips.
\nBend at the knees and hips as you lower into a squat.
\nDescend until your thighs are parallel to the floor.
\nPress through your heels to rise back up to standing.
\nComplete 10 to 15 controlled reps.<\/p>\n

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\tArm Circles<\/p>\n

Stand tall, feet hip-width apart.
\nExtend both arms at shoulder level.
\nMake tiny, controlled circles with your arms, slowly increasing the size.
\nDo a minute in each direction.<\/p>\n

\tWall Pushups<\/p>\n

\u201cWall pushups<\/a> are a low-impact way to maintain strength in the arms, shoulders, and chest, ideal for joint protection and postural control,\u201d says Guasco.<\/p>\n

Stand tall, arms-length away from a wall.
\nPlace your hands shoulder-width apart on the surface.
\nBend your elbows to lower your chest toward the wall.
\nPress back up.
\nComplete 10 to 12 reps.<\/p>\n

\tPlanks<\/p>\n

\u201cA well-executed plank<\/a> strengthens the deep core muscles, improves postural endurance, and enhances shoulder and hip stability,\u201d Guasco tells us.<\/p>\n

Assume a forearm plank with your forearms on the floor\u2014elbows under your shoulders\u2014and body straight from head to heels.
\nEngage your legs, glutes, and core. Don\u2019t let your hips sag.
\nHold your plank for 20 to 30 seconds, gradually working up.<\/p>\n

Looking for more easy ways to lose fat? Here\u2019s How Long Your Walking Workout Should Be To Shrink Belly Fat<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Alexa Mellardo<\/p>\n

\t\tAlexa is a content strategist, editor, and writer based in Greenwich, Connecticut. She has 11+ years of experience creating content for travel, lifestyle, fitness, wellness, F&B, home, and celeb news publications.\t\t\t\t\tRead more about Alexa <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Exercise is a stellar way to kickstart any healthy day. In fact, after the age of 30, you…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":103786,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[46],"tags":[1934,1167,6647,102,56,54,55,1169],"class_list":{"0":"post-103785","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-fitness","8":"tag-aging","9":"tag-exercise","10":"tag-fitness","11":"tag-health","12":"tag-uk","13":"tag-united-kingdom","14":"tag-unitedkingdom","15":"tag-workouts"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103785","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=103785"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103785\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/103786"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=103785"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=103785"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=103785"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}