28 July 2022 08:28
Move your body
We all already know how beneficial regular exercise is to our physical and mental health. It releases hormones that lift our mood, make us feel that we have done something good for ourselves, strengthens our muscles and bones, and relieves pain we may experience in our daily activities.
But not all of us have the motivation or the time to start the day with an intense cardio or weight-lifting session. Whatever the case, it’s highly recommended to start the day with some kind of movement.
The best way to move your body in the morning is to go for a light walk, absorb some vitamin D from the sun (using sunscreen of course!), and breathe in the air, but other excellent options are a short yoga session, preferably one that includes meditation, stretching exercises, or breathing exercises.
Not sure how to go about doing this? No problem; the web is full of short free videos that instruct you on how to get the best out of even 10 minutes on the mat or carpet.
Let the phone carry on sleeping
There’s no need to apologize for the addiction to smartphones that we all have. After all, these days, it’s a work tool for everything we do. We use it to communicate with our loved ones, to keep up to date with what is happening in the world, and for almost anything we need to do.
At the same time, it’s better not to pick up the phone too quickly after waking up. It’s better to allow the brain to wake up quietly and peacefully. The phone not only contains important information, it can also overwhelm us emotionally and physically, and if we wake up and immediately reach for it, we don’t allow ourselves time to focus on the day ahead.
Therefore, try to let the phone carry on sleeping for another half hour or hour after you wake up, and in the same breath, it’s also recommended to say goodbye to it about an hour or two before going to sleep in order to sleep better, and also not to keep it in the bedroom during the night.
Work on a personal project
Most of you may have probably heard about the 5am club, but to apply some of the principles of this approach, you really don’t have to get up that early.
What is beneficial is to start trying to get up earlier than you are used to or have to, and to do it gradually. Use the free time in the mornings to invest in personal or professional projects that you want to accomplish but find it difficult to get to at the end of the day, after hours of work and with many distractions.
This project can be anything, from arranging the closet for the change of seasons or working on a professional project that you just started to an arts and crafts hobby or online language lessons that you always wanted to make time for.
Make two to-do lists for the rest of the day
Lists are an excellent way to organize the rest of the day in our heads instead of using nagging reminders from our electronic devices.
But wait, why two lists? Very simple – We recommend starting with a list that contains the maximum number of things you would like to accomplish that day. Then, reduce it to a second list that includes only the minimum that you need to accomplish. This way, you can prioritize and also adapt the to-do list to how you feel physically and mentally that day, because we all have more productive days and less productive days.
This is also a good way to take pity on yourself and be accepting when you don’t manage to finish the maximum list, but yet still feel fulfilled even when you finish only the minimum list for that day.
Drink two glasses of water and eat something healthy
Drinking water is perhaps the single most important activity you will do all day, so why not start doing it in the morning? This is a small and simple habit to keep up, but with huge benefits. In addition, try not to skip breakfast, and make sure it’s healthy and balanced, with an emphasis on proteins. A healthy, nutritional start to the day will help the rest of the day go smoothly, both psychologically and physically – we’ll be less hungry, our blood sugar levels will stabilize, and we’ll also feel that we have nourished ourselves in a healthy way and will want to continue the day like this. It’s also a good time to take our nutritional supplements and mix a sachet of our Collagen super glam effect powder into water, coffee, or food.
Sticking to a routine of eating healthy foods does not come easily to any of us, but you won’t believe how much starting the day healthily will make it easier for you to continue your day properly and is, ultimately, an act of self-love and concern for our own physical and mental health.
