For some people, there’s nothing worse than getting up early. Their energy is dragging, their mood is in the dumps, and no amount of coffee increases their motivation to be up so early.
Unfortunately, getting up early may be your only option. Whether you have a job you need to be at during the early hours, or your children need to be dropped at school, sometimes you don’t have a choice.
The good news is, there are ways to make waking up early easier. Here are some of the best tips for making waking up early a little less painful.
Set Out Everything You Need The Night Before
Rather than scrambling like some kind of half-awake zombie, prepare yourself ahead of time. The less that you have to think about the easier it will be.
Lay out your grooming products. Program your coffee machine. Choose what clothes you’re going to wear. Set it all out for yourself so that the only thing you need to worry about is getting out of bed and assembling all of the pieces.
The last thing you need when you’re trying to get used to waking up is having to fumble around cluelessly. You might forget something important!
Allow Natural Light In
One of the reasons it may be difficult to wake up early is because of a lack of natural light. Keeping your curtains open allows the natural light to wake you up gently.
It’s a lot easier to wake up when there’s a gradual increase of sunlight rather than an abrupt flood of artificial light.
Choose a Pleasant Alarm
If your alarm is set to the default alarm sound on your phone, then it’s no wonder why you’re miserable waking up. Choose a gentle tone that wakes you up calmly. iPhones now come with soft alarms that slowly increase in volume and intensity. Opt for that over the awful confronting beep of the traditional alarm sound!
Get Active
One of the best ways to wake your body up is to get it moving! Once your blood starts pumping, your body will follow. A lot of people swear by getting out of bed as soon as your alarm goes off and marching in place. After your heart rate rises, you can start advancing to jumping jacks.
It’s a lot harder to fall back asleep once your heart rate has reached a certain point, making it easier to start your date.
Take a Hot Shower
The rush of a hot shower is enough to get most people up and running. Your blood flow will increase, and your mind will start working. The hotter the shower is the better!
