Super early morning exercise is not easy by any stretch of the imagination. Unfortunately, you might be forced to exercise so early because of an inflexible schedule.
If this is the case, don’t panic because there are many steps you can take to make your early workouts more effective. And maybe the hardest part for you is getting out of bed.
So here is how to get yourself out of bed for an early morning workout:
1. Get light into your eyes: The easiest way to do this is with a light box. Basically, a light box emits super bright light towards your face. This in turn will wake you up as melatonin begins to drop. It will also heat you up which will further increase alertness.
2. Take a very hot shower: If time permits, take a very hot shower-as hot as you can tolerate. You see, when you are asleep your body temperature decreases. On the other hand, your body temperature is highest when you are most alert.
3. Drink water immediately: You are going to be a couple pounds dehydrated when you wake up. And if you don’t rehydrate you might feel groggier than normal. You see, dehydration increases feelings of lethargy and sluggishness.
4. Don’t think: In some cases, the negative feelings about tiredness actually do more harm than the sleepiness itself. So if you have to exercise super early don’t think about it, just bolt out of bed like a machine and get going.
5. Increase your blood sugar: Your blood sugar is at its lowest early in the morning. Thus, you need to increase it or you may feel tired and slow even if your brain is awake. Now if you have little time you are going to have to rely on liquid carbs here.
6. Use some natural stimulants: I recommend having some loose leaf tea here. However, if you don’t even have time to prepare tea, take caffeine in tablet form with a large glass of water. This will help increase alertness and body temperature.
Early morning workouts shortly after rising are not ideal. However, they are better than nothing. So if you have to exercise super early follow the advice in this article!
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