10 Tips for Becoming a Morning Person

From Realsimple.com

Slash an Hour From Your Day

If you want to wake up earlier, trim down those evening obligations, says Dr. Marks.

Pile On the Protein

You know the saying: “Breakfast is the most important meal of the day.”

Reward Yourself

Yes! You did it! You didn’t hit the snooze button! “Once up, take advantage of the extra time you’ve given yourself to build in a few minutes of a ‘reward’,” says psychologist Patricia Adson, author of A Princess and Her Garden.

Give Yourself a Pep Talk

“Remember, you don’t have to want to get up, you just have to do it,” says Adson.

Exercise When the Sun Comes Up

We're wired (via circadian rhythms/our internal 24-hour clock) to have peak alertness around mid-morning, says Dr. Marks. “Early morning exercise can help boost the morning energy surge, as you will have elevated body temperature and elevated adrenalin levels for several hours after you exercise.”

Style Strands Before Bedtime

To cut down (um, erase) morning drying time, Ashley Stone of Beauty Entourage, a traveling salon, suggests washing hair the night before and putting it into a loose braid.

...Or, Braid Hair in the Morning

A tell-tale sign that you are not a morning person? Your hair. But whether you’re already an early riser or you’re still working on it, a braid can disguise all levels of mane-mess—from a little frizz to a bonafide bedhead, says Morgan Willhite, creative director at Ouidad Salon in New York City.

Revamp Your Makeup Routine

Keep your face polished and fresh.

Invite Light Indoors

“Bright light from a light box that is designed to emit light similar to sunlight is probably the most powerful thing you can do to force your body awake in the mornings,” says Dr. Marks.

Turn Everything Off

Keep the radio and television volumes low in the evenings in order to create an atmosphere that lulls you into sleepy mode, suggests Dr. Marks.

This is a reblog. Source (realsimple.com)

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