Believe it or not, some people out there are self-confessed morning people. They are the lucky ones, as you will know if you wake up every morning feeling so sluggish you half imagine to find your home is swamped in jelly; knee-high jelly. It sucks. Not just because it makes you late for work every day (and thus puts the roof over your head and food in your fridge at jeopardy), but because sleep is meant to help us wake up feeling energised, so to feel the opposite is horrendous. Live to your biological rhythm and get a great night sleep.
If you have been nodding your head along to everything we’ve said so far, don’t despair; we’ve got some great news for you. Yup. you guessed it. You don’t have to feel this way in the morning. This morning, or any other morning for that matter!
Now, you’re probably feeling a little bit skeptical because most blogs that claim to have the answer to all your woes start listing things like drink more coffee, set your alarm earlier and all sorts of pseudo-obvious things. But we’re not going to do that. Instead, we’ve pulled together a list of things that will help you wake up feeling refreshed. Not awake, but utterly refreshed. How about that for a result?!
No Blackout Blinds
If you’ve ever read a blog on how to sleep better, you will have stumbled across the advice, “you need thick drapes and blackout blinds to stop streetlight pouring into your room,” and we get it. This makes sense. Blocking out the light is great for getting to sleep and staying asleep, but if you’re also blocking out the daylight from creeping into your room then you’re wrecking your circadian rhythm, which means your body won’t know when to wake up and your health will feel it. Basically, you need the sunrise to wake you up naturally if you want to feel energised.
Light Dinners Only
When you get home and you can smell your boss’ breath on your clothes, you know it’s been a stressful day and the only thing that can cure that is a massive plateful of comfort food – burgers, sweet potato fries and a side-portion of pasta. The problem is, eating a lot before bed is a surefire way to wake up feeling lethargic. It’s not just waking up that will hurt either, it’s trying to sleep too. The answer: fruit and veggies. Mmmm. They’re just so much easier to digest.
Smoking’s Biggest Myth
For some reason or another, most smoker’s think a long drag on a cigarette (cancer stick) will boost their energy levels. This couldn’t be more FALSE if it came from Donald Trump’s twitter feed! Smoking actually increases your chances of suffering from chronic fatigue. Thankfully, the solution is simple: stop smoking. Quit. Find something more healthy to replace it with. However, if you have to, you could turn to using a vape with tobacco e liquid (if you have to as it still isn’t healthy) or perhaps chewing gum instead?! It might even require you to go to hypnotherapy. Whatever it is, do it because you will start to wake up with a renewed sense of pizzazz.
Dance First Thing
Waking up and dragging your feet to the bathroom in solemn silence would be enough to make Bruno Mars miserable, which is why you need to wake up, hit the play button on a morning playlist and dance your way to a good teeth brushing session instead. Trust us, nothing shakes off morning cobwebs more than a bunch of uplifting and booty-shaking beats.
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