Table of contents:
- Change your alarm notification
- Make it hard for yourself to hit "snooze"
- Exhale slowly
- Open the curtains or turn on the bedroom lights as soon as you wake up
- Drink water, not coffee
- Create morning motivation
Still need two cups of coffee every morning to keep your eyes awake all day?
According to the International Coffee Organization, approximately 1.6 billion cups of coffee are consumed every day in all parts of the world.
Too often coffee is also not good for health. Consumption of more than 500-600 mg of caffeine per day can cause insomnia, nervousness, anxiety, irritability, heartburn, heart palpitations, and even muscle tremors. Several studies have also linked that caffeine within normal limits still has negative effects on the body.
Reporting from Medicalnewstoday.com, consuming 300 mg of caffeine every day during pregnancy can increase the risk of small babies (birth weight below normal weight), while another study shows that four cups of coffee a day increases the risk of premature death.
Here are 6 easy ways you can wake up more energized without the help of coffee:
Change your alarm notification
If you keep using one ringtone for your alarm, it will get used to the sound and tend to delay waking up in the morning.
Replace with a different alarm ringtone, for example once a week, to surprise you in the morning.
Make it hard for yourself to hit "snooze"
Keep the alarm away from your bed, for example on the dresser or near the bedroom door. When the morning alarm goes off, you inevitably have to literally get out of bed and walk over to turn off your alarm. That way, you'll prefer to resume your morning activities rather than hit the 'snooze' button and go back to sleep.
Exhale slowly
Ngulet a moment is fine, but take a moment to sit on the edge of the bed and swing your legs along with a deep breath session for a few moments. This light warm-up will help prepare your body to wake up, but keep the mind calm.
Open the curtains or turn on the bedroom lights as soon as you wake up
Immediately open the bedroom curtains or turn on the bedroom lights after you start to feel refreshed, also turn off the room air conditioner. Sunlight will send signals to your brain, indicating it's time for you to get up and move. Linger in a dark and cold room will actually tempt you to go back to sleep.
Drink water, not coffee
Every night before bed, it's a good idea to drink water. Likewise in the morning.
A glass of cold water on an empty stomach actually has many health benefits, one of which is to balance the work of the lymph system which functions to fight infection.
Water will encourage your metabolism to start working so that you will wake up faster and be alert. So, always have a glass of water on your bedroom table to greet you in the morning.
Create morning motivation
If every morning you sleep and wake up, you only think about a pile of unfinished work, of course your morning routine will not be fun. Your brain will link waking up and office “terror” to one thing you should avoid, causing you to keep delaying waking up and ultimately ruining your day.
Create a morning routine that you will always look forward to, such as a karaoke session in the bathroom, a breakfast appointment with a workmate at a cafe, or a morning exercise class at the gym.
Start your day with something that pleases you rather than embarking on an immediate day with hard work.
