Finding time to get your exercise in can be a challenge for many people, so one good way to overcome this is to do it first thing in the morning before anything else has crowded out your schedule.

By doing this, you avoid having to push your workout to the side while you attend to the disrupting events that come up. It definitely does take some major motivation - especially when first starting to get out of bed to get the exercise in during the morning, but once you're used to it, you'll find that it becomes a habit and you do it automatically.

That said, here are some quick and easy exercises you can do in the morning hours when you don't have a lot of time.

Push-Up/Sit-Up/Body Weight Squat Sequence

One great way to get your day started is with a bit of a circuit type of exercise program lasting for about 15 minutes.

What you'll want to do is alternate between doing push-ups, sit-ups, and then body weight squats, performing each one for about one minute each.

Complete a total of four cycles through the exercises before finishing up with 3 minutes of light stretching activity.

Skipping

If you live somewhere that you're not that comfortable going outside for a run or you don't have a home treadmill to use, consider skipping to get your cardio in. It can be done virtually any place where you have some free space and the rope will only cost you a few bucks.

Furthermore, it's actually one of the most intense workouts you can do, burning a similar amount of calories as running would.

Spinning

If you haven't had much sleep the night before and do have access to a gym, a good bet to get your morning exercise in will be spinning.

Why?

The repetitive motion of this type of exercises will use less coordination and will be low-impact, both of which you want when you're running on low sleep.

It's another great calorie burner too, depending on how high you keep the intensity level.

Yoga

Finally, if you're the type who is really out of it in the mornings, any type of higher intensity exercise may just not be for you.

In this case, what you'll want to do instead is opt for a low-intensity class that's focused on deep breathing such as yoga.

This will help to increase the blood circulation in the body and help awaken the body.

After that you should be feeling relaxed and more ready to face your day.

Do note though that this does tend to be an individual thing, as many people tend to actually feel more sleepy after classes that are move targeted towards relaxation and breathing.

So, be sure you keep these points in mind. Getting in to the habit of a next exercise routine is often hard regardless of when you're doing it, but over time if you do make that concentrated effort to stick with it, you will be well rewarded with the results you see.