Easy two-minute workouts that can cut your health age in half

WORKOUT TWO: SHOULDERS & BACK Good for: Releasing tension in the SHOULDER CIRCLES shoulders and upper back

1 Standing or sitting, raise your arms to the side and bend the elbows, placing your fingertips on your shoulders. Keeping your fingertips in position, bring your elbows forward and together in front of your chest.

2 Draw a circle with your elbows, lifting them both up and taking them out to either side, pulling your shoulder blades together.

3 Repeat this five times and then five times in the opposite direction.

THE FLYER Good for: Strengthening the spine

1 Lie on your tummy and take your arms out to the side. Bend your elbows and place your hands on the floor under your shoulders, palms down. Keep your chin on the floor and breathe in.

2 Breathe out and keep your head, chest and arms in a straight line as you lift them up together from the floor. Keep looking down and breathe in, then breathe out and relax down. Repeat five times.

THE CAT Good for: Stretching out the back

1 Kneel down and place your hands on the floor under your shoulders, fingers facing forward. Breathe in, pull up your tummy muscles and arch your back. Drop your head down to look through your knees. Hold for a few seconds.

2 Relax back down, then push your bottom out and look up so your back is concave. Hold for a few seconds, then relax back down. Repeat five times.