5 Tibetans

I like this movement system.  It is a really good way to get going in the morning, and about the most efficient system I have found both for basic core work, and for stretching out the major muscle groups.

Here is one link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjtslbrFbLY

Here are verbal descriptions of them: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Tibetan_Rites

For the spinning, I have found that I can separate myself from the dizziness.  You pick a point you return to while spinning–like figure skaters do–and when you have done the 20 or 21 rotations, what I find is that the point keeps moving, like there is a wind moving, but that if you simply let the wind move, that eventually the dizziness disappears entirely.  I have gotten to where I can do 20 spins fast with almost no recovery time.

For the second, I like to raise my arms, too, to touch my toes.  That is not in there, but I like it.

This is my most basic exercise system.  If I do nothing else, I do this.

Here’s another video.  She is quite easy on the eyes: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJElLrpBetc