You might be persuaded to undertake an early morning workout after seeing Eva Longoria’s most recent Instagram photo. The actress posted videos of a morning upper body workout, and they’re quite inspiring. (Related: Women Who Work Out in the Morning at 4 A.M. on How to Get Up Early for a Morning Workout.)
Nothing like an early workout!, Longoria remarked in text that was placed over the video. According to the date on a video of a tennis court surrounded by trees, it is 6:01 a.m. The early morning sun is just starting to slowly turn the hazy sky orange. Rise and grind, the Desperate Housewives alum stated in the post’s description.
Longoria performs upper body exercises while dressed entirely in black in a series of videos set to “Party” by Bad Bunny and Raux Alejandro. Longoria starts with low cable rows, keeping her elbows tight to her sides and bracing her core as she pushes the cable bar toward her hips, notes LA-based certified trainer Julia Brown , who has been working with Longoria for three years and was present for the early morning workout. According to her, low cable rows are excellent for the latissimus dorsi and lower back.
The next move in Longoria’s Instagram video is a kneeling lunge on a mat followed by half-kneeling face pulls. According to Brown, she uses an overhand grasp to divide the cable rope as she pulls it toward her face. The half-kneeling position “makes you engage your core to brace and stabilize,” according to Brown, making it a wonderful workout for the shoulders and upper back. She continues, “Longoria is always on the run and flies a lot, so we do things to help with posture.
More low wire rows are shown as the video comes to a close. The eccentric movement Longoria is using this time emphasizes the portion of the exercise that lengthens her muscles rather than contracts them (though, the video is sped up here, so you have to look closely to see the difference). “When performing eccentrics, you draw the bar toward your hips and slowly let go for four counts. This is to assist the lower back get stronger “Brown says.
Even though exercising at any time of day has advantages, Longoria’s most recent Instagram image offers a compelling case for rising early (have you seen how beautiful that sunrise is?!). According to Brown, the 47-year-old regularly exercises first thing in the morning. Her trainer advises her to work out with him five days a week, never later than 8 a.m. We divide the days into focused muscle groups or complete body workouts with a focus on a particular muscle area, she explains. And Longoria consistently shows up, regardless of the training’s emphasis. She never misses a day, according to Brown.
Consider what experts have to say if you need any additional proof that working out first thing in the morning is worthwhile. According to a study published in the International Journal of Obesity and others, working out in the morning can help you stick to your program, have better attention throughout the day, and lose more weight.
Alcohol consumption is also less likely to interfere with a morning workout than an evening one because it makes it more difficult for your body to recuperate after a workout (which you might be tempted to do after a later trip to the gym). Additionally, doctors recently told Shape that exercising too soon before bedtime can make it harder to fall asleep because exercising makes hormones like cortisol and adrenaline give you energy. I switched off my evening workouts for early morning routines, and I’ve never looked back. (Related)
It could be time to move back your alarm a few hours if Longoria has motivated you to work out in the morning and you want to profit from doing so. Not sure where to begin? Check out this 30-day plan to start exercising in the morning.
