Archived Hey Voat, how do you keep from feeling groggy when you wake up early? What's your morning routine? (AskVoat)
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Archived Hey Voat, how do you keep from feeling groggy when you wake up early? What's your morning routine? (AskVoat)
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[–] donny 0 points 7 points 7 points (+7|-0) ago
I run 5 miles at 6am... everyday.... starts groggy and painful... ends alert but tired.
[–] jenidaninja 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
i miss doing this...
[–] G4 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
5 miles? Fuck that, I got shit to do. I run about 2 and a half and I'm done.
[–] Antima ago
Every thread G4...every thread...
[–] black2nd ago
Yep. Not a run, but as soon as I wake up at 6am, I'm out the door for an hour long walk. The first 3 days of doing this sucked, but then I adjusted and now it feels great.
[–] Dashippy 1 point 6 points 7 points (+7|-1) ago
I just got used to being depressed ages ago. If I don't feel right waking up I just live with it. I do have one recommendation though. It's something that works surprisingly well. Always make your bed. Just doing that one little thing sets off something in your head that says "Well I've done that. I can do everything else today too."
[–] ILikeMyDogNotYours 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
coffee? coffee. COOOOOFFFEEEEEEEEEEEEEE. MMMM coffee.
[–] duannguyen 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
I pick the wardrobe the previous night. After waking up, I take a mildly cold shower (this really wakes me up). Then either a cup of oat bran or large banana and I off to work.
[–] The_Exodite 1 point 0 points 1 point (+1|-1) ago
Cold showers are better than caffeine in the morning! Also a little exercise works remarkably well.
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[–] G4 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Easier said than done
[–] smokratez 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago (edited ago)
I start with stretching exercises. I take chlorella, spirulina, multivitamines, extra magnesium, zink and vit c. That usually makes me feel good enough.
[–] PraiseIPU 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
seconded for stretching
limber up the the big muscles and joints makes the blood flow much better.
[–] omegletrollz ago
Stretching is a great morning exercise because it's light stuff. I am pretty dumbfounded (but not surprised) by how many people here are suggesting half or an hour of heavy exercise to wake up. Man, you're already feeling groggy (tired) and you just go exert yourself more to start the day? 3/10 would not recommend unless it really works to you
Stupid people seem to think that just because they got their adrenalin pumping then they're not tired anymore and that's just not how it works. The medicine for being tired is rest, not even more exercise. Of course, you may feel less tired but it's a chemical high/trick - just as if you'd take a lot of coffee or energy drinks - it's not really healthy to fool yourself.
I mean exercise is great and all, and some people do prefer it in the morning but you have to be careful not to transform this into a vicious cycle where you wake up tired, exercise even more to "get some energy" and then by the end of the day you're even more tired because you haven't allowed yourself to rest for the entire day.
[–] cooledcannon 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Hit yourself with bright blue light as soon as you wake up. Conversely, deprive yourself of any trace of it any time before bed. Blue light affects your circadian rhythm most.
[–] CptCmdrAwesome 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
This little piece of software is also worth a look:
https://justgetflux.com/
Alters the colour balance of your screen automatically for day / night. (for Windows, Mac, Linux and iOS)
[–] zambeezy ago
iOS download requires jailbreak for anyone wanting it on their iPhone
[–] Subway_Bernie_Goetz ago (edited ago)
Regular exercise and disciplined sleep schedule. Lift some weights and wake up at about the same time every day, no matter what time you went to bed. In order to do that, I had a week or two adjustment period where I sometimes couldn't get to sleep and ended up only sleeping from like 4am - 7am. It fucking sucked but it was really worth it. It really doesn't take that much exercise. I do it for at least 4 hours a week for mental health purposes, but if you don't waste time during your workout, you could get away with 2 hours or less per week.