How to Wake up Early in the Morning
In today’s world of technology, we sleep late at night, so it becomes hard to wake up early in the morning. I have gathered a few tips for you.
- Follow a good sleep schedule
- Maintain a good morning routine
- Eat better
- Move your alarm away from the bed
- Get exercise regularly
- Maintain a good bedtime ritual
1. Follow a Good Sleep Schedule
Inconsistent sleep schedule is ne of the biggest reasons people struggle to wake up early in the morning. Human body get confused due to different sleep time making mornings harder.
Going to bed and waking up at the same time every day, even on weekends will deffo help you. Our body loves routines, and after a small struggle for a few days, you’ll see how it becomes easier to fall asleep at night and wake up naturally in the morning.
7-8 hours of sleep is required by most adults. For instance; If you want to wake up at 7 AM in the morning then going to bed or sleep at 2 AM won’t work.
Pro Tip:
Leave screens 30 minutes or an hour before sleeping. Screens radiate blue light that makes it harder to fall asleep.
2. Maintain a Good Morning Routine
Good morning routine can be the reason you get excited to wakeup early. This will help you sleep early at night.
A cute morning routine can include:
- Drinking water
- Brisk morning walk
- Book reading
- Having a delicious breakfast
A peaceful and calm morning routine can boost your mood and you’ll be happy all the day enjoying your work.
3. Eat Better for Better Sleep
Ahh, now comes the amazing part, FOOD. Your diet impacts your sleep quality and patters – Believe it or not!
Now-a-days we prefer to have heavy, oily, or spicy food late at night. But you know what? This can actually disturb your sleep and you’ll fired tired the next morning. As your body was busy digesting that heavy dinner you had last night.
Same goes for caffeine; it keeps your brain active for hours making difficult to fall asleep.
Some cool ways to fix your diet:
- Go for light, less oily dinners – Please
- Late night snacking should be reduced
- Drink sufficient amount of after at the day time
- Avoid caffeine consumption before bedtime
These healthy habits will make your body feel at rest at night not at the factory, digesting your food.
4. Move Your Alarm Away From the Bed
This is one of my fav things to do. I know, I’m not alone, we’ve all done this — hitting the snooze button again and again to sleep more.
A really simple way is to place your alarm clock or mobile phone away from bed. This will force you get up and turn the alarm off. Once you get up then don’t go back to bed go freshen up and start your day!
5. Get Exercise Regularly
To improve your sleep quality, move your body. By moving body, I mean exercise regularly. If you love going to gym – GO!! But if you don’t love or can’t afford then these simple activities can help you:
- Walking
- Running
- Jogging
- Jumping
- Cycling
- Home workouts (find out videos on internet)
This will make your body feel active throughout the day and you’ll deffo see a change in your sleeping pattern. This will make you fall asleep quicker than before and you’ll feel fresh the next morning.
6. Maintain a Good Bedtime Ritual
Signal your brain with habits that it’s now to time fall asleep and relax.
Developing a bedtime ritual helps our mind slow down after a big hectic day. It can include any or a combo of the following:
- Book reading
- Warm shower
- Listening to Quran
- Gratitude practicing
- Stop using screens 30 min before bed
Staying consistent is the KEY. With time our brain starts associating these activities with relaxing and preparing for sleep at night. It becomes easier to fall asleep by following these rituals.
Start small, with one or two habits at a time. This will eventually build your bedtime routine. Good mornings being with a good morning and good night habits/rituals, REMEMBER that!!
TASK for tonight:
Read a book and skip one extra hour of social media. Give your body and some time to relax after a long busy day.
Wish all the very best with your sleeping and waking up routines.