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Marie Claire
Marie Claire
Lifestyle
Rebecca Lawton

This Simple 5-Minute Cardio Habit Seriously Boosted My Energy And Mood—From Home

Jumping jacks every day.

Hands up if you're constantly looking for short but sweet, simple workouts you can do from the comfort of your own home? And, hands up if you tend to skip your cardio workouts for all of those reasons - because they're never simple or at-home? If that's you - we've got just the move for you. And you'll want to hear us out on this one.

Jumping jacks are one of those old-school exercises that most of us haven't thought about since school PE days. Simple, familiar and tucked somewhere in the warm-up section of a workout, they're hardly the move to steal the spotlight. And I'll admit, they don't feature heavily in my workout routine.

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