Welcome to My World – Do You Wake Up Sleepy?
Hello World! Today I’m asking you if you wake up feeling sleepy? Today is one of those days that I wish I hadn’t woken up, but have too much to do so I’m sharing this good info with you…
Stressed? so many reasons for your having these feeling, and lack of sleep & activity doesn’t help you.
If You Wake Up Tired, Try These Things
Don’t hit that snooze button! If you wake up feeling groggy, it’s actually
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the worst thing you can do—those few extra minutes with your pillow may feel great, but they may make you more tired. Your extra sleep post-snooze button is fragmented and lower quality, so you’re better off setting your alarm for the time you actually need to get up. Plus, “you’re starting to put yourself through a new sleep cycle that you aren’t giving yourself enough time to finish,” Robert S. Rosenberg, medical director of the Sleep Disorders Centers of Prescott Valley and Flagstaff, Arizona, tells CNN. “This can result in persistent grogginess throughout the day.”
So what should you do if you wake up desperate to wrap yourself up in your comforter and stay in bed? Try these:
Drink a glass of water
“But the kitchen is so far away from my bed,” you say? Keep a glass of
After drinking water each morning, for me, nothing beats the smell of fresh coffee in the morning.
water on your nightstand—and drink it down first thing in the morning. Even mild dehydration (losing 1.5% of your normal water volume) can mess with your mood, your energy level and your ability to think clearly. It can even make it seem like certain tasks are much harder for you than they actually are…you know, like getting out of bed and tackling your to-do list. As soon as you open your eyes, rehydrate. It just may make your long walk to the coffee pot a little easier.
Play the perfect morning music
Replace the annoying beep of your alarm clock with some AM music. Your
Music can be healing for your mind, body & spirit!!
body releases dopamine when you listen to music, giving you an instant mood boost and easing the pain of an early wake up. The makings of the perfect morning playlist, according to Spotify’s data team and music psychologist David M. Greenberg include: songs that start slow and build up, positive lyrics and a BPM of 100-130.
Add this 90-second trick to your shower
A hot shower may be just the thing you’re craving after leaving your warm
Finish your a.m. shower with cold water. You’ll feel awake!
bed, but it makes it harder for you to wake up. Once the faucet is off and you step out into the cool air of your bathroom, your body temperature drops…relaxing you and making it tough to get going.
Instead, experts recommend a 90 second tweak to your shower routine: after you finish lathering up and rinsing off, make your water as cold as you can stand it for 30 seconds, followed by as hot as you can handle it for another 30—it’ll open up your capillaries and increase blood flow. Finally, finish up with another 30 seconds of cold water so you don’t get that groggy feeling when you finally step out of your shower.
Rise and shine
Emphasis on the shine. Instead of getting dressed in the dark with your eyes half closed, open up your curtains first thing in the morning for a blast of sunlight. It’ll tell your body’s internal clock that it’s time to start the day. Up before the sun is? Try a light therapy lamp—it’ll simulate natural light way better than a regular lamp.
Get moving
We get it—morning exercise is a lot to ask when it already feels like a
yoga- triangle pose for your relaxation & de-stressing, & to help you wake up in the morning.
major effort just to brush your hair. But that’s exactly why you should make an effort: exercise delivers oxygen and nutrients to your tissues, giving you an instant energy boost. Best of all? You don’t have to leave the house to do it. Roll out a yoga mat in your living room for some stretches—even 15 minutes can help you wake up.
Still drowsy? Schedule a coffee nap
Don’t get back into bed just yet—but if you’re still feeling low on energy, plan on a coffee nap later in the day. Sound like an oxymoron? It’s not. Downing a cup of coffee and immediately taking 20-minute nap has been shown to restore alertness better than doing either on its own. That’s because your body produces a chemical compound called adenosine that makes you drowsy—part of coffee’s power is fighting that chemical. Your levels of adenosine drop while you’re sleeping, making that pre-nap cup of coffee that more effective when it kicks in once you wake up 20 minutes later.
This is another good read for you. Please let me know what you think. I always exercise in the morning. It really does help me get going…
Have a great healthy day!
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