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Fitness from home

Humans like routine and a regular activity gets done. It is habit forming, just like brushing your teeth first thing in the morning [yes believe it or not it is best to brush your teeth before breakfast to remove the bacteria before you eat]. So, let us start from the beginning.

When you first wake up your body’s top priority is hydration. You need to have something to drink, since it has been many hours since you have had any fluid intake. A quick plain glass of water first thing does the trick and requires almost zero effort. This is important to keep your internal organs working well. You certainly don’t want to train dehydrated (or indeed race or do any physical activity dehydrated).

Different people have different body clocks: some are early risers or ‘Larks’ and some are late sleepers or ‘Owls’. Regardless of this the best time to train, when your

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