H Y D A W A Y

If you’re not a morning person, getting out of bed can be a struggle. However, how your morning goes usually sets the tone for your whole day. In this blog, we will be sharing tips for improving your morning routine and making your mornings go more smoothly.

Get a Good Night’s Sleep

One of the reasons why waking up can be so difficult is because you didn’t get a good sleep the night before. There are a lot of different things you can do to help get a good night’s rest. Start by limiting the amount of screen time you have before bed. This means limiting television, working on a laptop, playing video games, or reading on a tablet. Instead, opt for activities to help you wind down, like reading a book or magazine, relaxing yoga, or some meditation in dim lighting. Check out the app Calm for relaxing stories, meditations, and more perfect for falling asleep too.

Wake Up With Light

The best part about weekends is being able to wake up on your own terms with the light of the sun. This is the best way to wake up! If you can, mimic the sunlight as best as you can with your alarm. Plugin soft lights, like twinkle lights or a, dimmed side table into a timed outlet, or invest in a light-based alarm clock. This will help mimic the feeling of sunlight and wake you up gradually.

Skip the Snooze

If waking up with light isn’t your speed, a small step you can take to have a better morning is to the avoid the snooze button. Those extra 5 minutes can disrupt your sleep cycle, making you more groggy than if you woke up the first time. Instead, try waking up on the first ring. Once your alarm goes off, sit upright and turn it off. Stay sitting until you’re a little more awake and then swing your legs out of bed. The change of position is enough to get the blood flowing a little bit to help wake you up faster than if you hit the snooze button.

Get the Blood Flowing

Once you’re up and out of bed, get the blood flowing! This will help bring more oxygen to your brain, helping you stay more alert. Do about 10 minutes of light cardio – whether that’s walking the dog, doing a couple of jumping jacks and warming up with some sun salutations. After this, you should be feeling energized and ready to take anything the day can throw at you.

Drink Water and Eat a Balanced Breakfast

When you’re sleeping, your body goes six to eight hours without eating or drinking. Drinking cold water in the morning is an easy way to replenish the fluids that your body loses when you’re resting. It helps refresh your body and kickstart your metabolism, making it so you don’t have to eat as much breakfast to feel full. If you’re the kind of person who tends to get up in the middle of the night for a glass of water, try keeping a HYDAWAY bottle by your bedside instead. That way if you do ever get thirsty, you don’t disrupt your sleep cycle by waking up your entire body just to get a little hydration. This in the morning is sure to help with your routine.

Set Your Goals for the Day

After you’re fully awake, set some small goals for yourself to complete throughout the day. The act of physically writing these goals down can help them feel more concrete and achievable. Plus, there’s always that little sense of accomplishment when you cross off things on your to-do list. In addition to writing your goals, write down one thing that you’re excited about for that day to help give you that motivational boost to get you through your tasks. You can also think of this mentally n the shower if that  is easier

We hope you try some of these tips and see the difference it makes in your morning routine.  Have a great morning, from all of us at HYDAWAY!