05/30/2022
Science-Backed Benefits of a Morning Routine.
Morning routine benefits are both psychological and physical.
1. Prepare Yourself for the Rest of the Day
How you spend the morning will influence the rest of your day. If you start feeling rushed or lazy, expect that sensation to remain with you. A morning routine, however, gets you on track from the moment you wake up and puts you in the right frame of mind.
2. Increase Your Productivity
With a morning routine, you start the day right. You spend every moment of your time on something valuable and productive from the moment you wake up.
Maintain this feeling throughout the day to avoid wasting time. You’ll find that you’re able to focus and are more likely to finish tasks — as opposed to starting several and leaving half of them incomplete. When you reach the end of the workday, you’ll know you achieved all that you could and can relax in the evening without worries.
3. Feel in Control
When you have many commitments, it can feel like you’re rushing through one task to the next. Your day starts to control you, rather than the other way around. A morning routine may cover just a small part of your day, but it could be a step toward helping you regain control.
4. Lower Stress
Stress often occurs when you feel like you lack enough time to complete all your responsibilities or you worry about what needs doing next. When you have a routine, you always know exactly what you should be doing and what follows. You can complete your entire routine without even thinking. Plus, you’ll know that you have enough time to finish everything without rushing.
When you avoid stress, you improve both your emotional and physical health. For instance, it may decrease your risk of developing depression and anxiety along with illnesses like high blood pressure, heart disease, and diabetes.
5. Develop Healthy Habits
It may be tempting to hit the snooze button or to stay in bed with your phone instead of getting up immediately, but these habits waste your time. When you have a routine, it’s much easier to avoid bad habits and to develop healthy ones. You may start eating a substantial breakfast, practice mindfulness, or even make time to exercise in your morning routine before work.
Such healthy habits will carry over into the rest of your life. You may well find that you start eating better, exercising more often, or wasting less time on your phone in general.
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