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Getting up early in the morning - and going to sleep just as early at night - would have considerable advantages for people who can follow this habit.
According to an article published in The Yale Journal of biology and medicine those who wake up early in the morning would be better able to face all the commitments of the day, with the added advantage of having benefits on health and fitness.
Having a good sleep-wake rhythm would also help to promote mental well-being, to better cope with stress and to be more serene.
The benefits of waking up early in the morning
Getting up early in the morning - and going to sleep just as early at night - would have considerable advantages for people who can follow this habit. According to an article published in The Yale Journal of biology and medicine, those who wake up early in the morning would be better able to face all the commitments of the day, with the added advantage of having benefits on health and fitness. Let's find out more.
Benefits on physical activity
Getting up early in the morning would encourage you to do a mild physical activity, preferably outdoors. It takes about half an hour and then benefit, during the day, from all the advantages that doing physical activity in the early morning entails, starting with the greater energy it gives.
Benefits on mood
Natural morning light is able to positively affect mood and also sleep dynamics. This would be possible thanks to the fact that natural light would positively influence the regulation of sleep between melatonin and serotonin but also between cortisol and melatonin.
Health and nutrition benefits
According to a study published in the scientific journal Advances in nutrition, those who get up early in the morning would be less exposed to the risk of developing diseases affecting the cardiovascular system or type 2 diabetes as they are more likely to follow healthier and more balanced nutritional models.
Tips for waking up early in the morning
Going to sleep early at night, and being able to wake up early in the morning, is a routine that would help to achieve a healthier and more profitable lifestyle. Those who cannot set this rhythm but would like to, could start by doing it gradually, anticipating more and more the time when you go to sleep and consequently the time you get up. To fall asleep earlier it would be useful to turn off the mobile phone and not use it, limit exposure to artificial lights and avoid sleeping or sleeping too much in the afternoon.
