Tone Your Entire Body While You Brew Your Morning Coffee

You know those mornings when you ignore your alarm and sleep through your workout? All is not lost! If you're an addict a fan of pour-over coffee, you can turn your brewing ritual into a full-body workout. Don't just stand there waiting for gravity to pull the water through the grounds; grab a set of 10-pound weights and strength-train in your kitchen. I've been doing this workout at least once a week (yeah, about once a week I blow off my workout but I make up for it during my brew time), and it keeps you moving. And when you're done, you're rewarded with coffee!

Directions:

Warm up while the water boils. No jumping needed! Plus, you don't want to wake your neighbours, roommates, partner, etc. Mix and match with moves like march with arms circles, walkouts, standing twists, leg swings, and shallow squats.

Use a set of five- to 10-pound dumbbells and do 10 reps of each exercise.

• Squats with overhead press
• Deadlift with upright row
• Push-ups
• Seated Russian twist
• Side elbow plank with twist, 5 per side

I try to fit in a set with each pour — this might drag out the brewing process a bit, but we're multitasking here! I do about three pours per pot of coffee, so this turns into a three-set workout with mini breaks between sets.

Keep reading if you need a refresher for any of the moves.