Exercise snacks.

What counts as a snack

Anything from five to fifteen minutes that you can start where you are: in work clothes, without a gym, without a plan. The point is that you do it today, not that it's long.

Why short works when you're busy

The hardest part of a workout is starting it. Five minutes is easy to say yes to, and once you're moving, it's easy to keep going. In Mueff every minute counts the same way, whether it came in one block or four.

How Mueff builds one

Say how long you have and what you want: strength, a stretch, a sweat or a wind-down. Mueff picks the moves, puts a warm-up first when there's time for one, pairs the work so you rest one side while you work the other, and never runs past your minutes.

Exercise snack ideas

• 5-minute morning mobility routine: world’s greatest stretch, downward dog and pigeon.
• 5-minute neck stretch: neck turn, chin tuck and neck side stretch and more.
• 5-minute shoulder stretch: wall angels, open book and downward dog.
• 5-minute back stretch: world’s greatest stretch, downward dog and deep squat hold.
• 5-minute hip stretch: world’s greatest stretch, figure four and pigeon.
• 5-minute leg stretch: world’s greatest stretch, downward dog and pigeon.
• 5-minute desk stretch routine: open book, neck side stretch and downward dog.
• 5-minute wrist and arm stretch: overhead triceps stretch, wrist stretch and downward dog.
• 5-minute stretch before bed: pigeon, lying spinal twist and box breathing.
• 5-minute neck stretch before bed: neck side stretch, levator stretch and thread the needle and more.
• 5-minute shoulder stretch before bed: neck side stretch, levator stretch and thread the needle and more.
• 5-minute back stretch before bed: lying spinal twist, figure four and box breathing.
• 5-minute hip stretch before bed: pigeon, figure four and box breathing.
• 5-minute leg stretch before bed: pigeon, figure four and box breathing.