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Technology
Jessica Downey

I ditched my morning phone scroll for this 7-minute stretching routine — here’s what happened to my mind and body

A woman in cobra pose on a yoga mat.

I know how easy it is to fall into a social media doom scroll in bed. Even though I’m well aware that using my phone before sleep or first thing in the morning does me no favors, I still catch myself turning a quick check of my messages into 30 minutes of mindless scrolling.

To break the habit, I tried swapping my phone for a 7-minute stretching routine whenever I felt the urge to scroll before bed or first thing in the morning and it left me feeling so much better than my phone ever has.

There is just one catch: I found it from scrolling on my phone. One of the wonderful things about the internet is that is so much easier to gain access to a whole range of exercise routines from excellent trainers like James Stirling (also known as The London Fitness Guy) who created this short and equipment-free stretching and mobility sequence.

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