Some people - whom you admire a lot - get to do a lot of things before they get to the office. But how are they doing? Can we become a "morning person" and force his biological clock to take a step ahead? Obviously! Just follow the following six tips!
- Sleep longer
We start this list of tips with obviousness! To be fit in the morning, you have to go to bed earlier and optimize your sleep time. But in truth, how many times a week do you go to bed after midnight? Our body needs an average of 6-9 hours of sleep each night and depending on the voting time, it may be better to leave this third episode of your favorite TV series overnight.
- Create an environment conducive to sleep
No, your bed is not a place to eat / drink / crying / watching Netflix ... If in itself, you can do a lot of things in a bed, it is better to book it only for sleeping! So, same thing when you open your eyes: get out of your room as soon as possible ... No, not necessarily running either, but it is not advisable to check his Twitter mentions without getting out of his sheets: this prevents break the sleep cycle.
- Ritualize your sleep
To relax, our body needs time! Meditation is one of the keys to wake up gently while being fast. "A bedtime ritual teaches the brain to become familiar with sleep times and waking hours , " says Jessica Alexander of the Sleep Council (USA). "It programs the brain and the body's internal clock to get used to a routine." Before going to sleep, take a hot bath for example or drink an herbal tea, to ritualize this particular moment.
- Banish the screens
Exposure to blue light before bedtime significantly affects the quality of your sleep, as it prevents your body from releasing melatonin, the substance that helps you sleep. Tips from specialists? Try not to watch your phone or tablet at least an hour before you go to bed. Waking up in shape also goes through the quality of sleep.
- Wake up naturally (without wake-up ringing so)
Yes, you have schedules and yes, according to the degree of fatigue of the day before, it is not always easy to wake up naturally, only with the light. But there are special lamps that are programmed to reproduce the action of the sun and therefore push your body out of its latent inactivity!
- Start the day with a shower ...
... hot! Contrary to popular belief, it is advisable to take a hot shower on waking to regain energy and start the day off right.
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