For many successful people, getting up early is the key to productivity. People with busy work schedules, like doctors and entrepreneurs, recommend waking up early because it gives you a head start on the day and more time to organize your work. Waking up early, especially for night owls, may seem difficult, but it has numerous advantages.
Let’s go over some of the key advantages and reasons why getting up early is beneficial to your lifestyle:
- Rise in productivity
Getting up early in the morning gives you a head start on the day. It not only gives you more hours to work, but it also increases your speed. According to studies, people who get up early are more energetic, alert, energized, and able to concentrate better throughout the day. They take less time to complete tasks that would otherwise take longer. Their decision-making and planning skills also improve.
- Quality sleep
People who get up early tend to go to bed earlier and have a more quality sleep schedule. When you get up early, your body becomes tired faster, allowing you to get a good night’s sleep as soon as you get into bed. Longer waking hours result in adenosine accumulation. Adenosine is a neurotransmitter that inhibits neuron activity, causing sleepiness. Getting up earlier causes adenosine to accumulate faster, making you sleepy later in the day. Eventually, you become accustomed to your body’s circadian rhythm, which gives you the habit of sleeping and rising early.
- Healthier meals
Everyone knows that making breakfast is sometimes tedious and especially hard for people who don’t regularly cook. Grabbing fast food on the go is a common thing for office workers. Instead of grabbing fast food, waking up earlier in the morning gives you more time to prepare and enjoy a filling breakfast. Starting your day with a nutritious meal can help you stay energized for longer, giving you more energy for the rest of the day. Smoothies, salads, fruit bowls, etc. It doesn’t have to be complicated. They only take a few minutes to make.
- Workout
School and work may take all the time a person has in a day. It often leads to the person not having enough spare time and energy to go to the gym and start their workout. Waking up early could help you have more spare time to plan your exercise. Working out first thing in the morning, when you’re energized, not only jumpstarts your day, but also brings benefit your physical and mental health. Exercise lowers your risk of heart disease, improves your mood, regulates your sugar levels, helps you lose weight, and boosts your cognitive functions.
- Skincare
Lines, wrinkles, swollen or droopy eyelids are all signs of a bad night’s sleep. Acne can also be exacerbated by a lack of sleep. Waking up early means that you have more time to go through a proper skincare routine, with methods like skin washing and moisturizing. A good night’s sleep is beneficial to your skin’s health.
