7 Good Reasons to Wake Up Early

Getting up early in the morning may seem like the most difficult task to do but there’s a reason why early risers are said to be healthy, wealthy and wise. So, stop hitting the snooze button on your alarm clock and reap all these benefits by simply waking up a couple of hours before your daily time.

1. You’ll never be stressed: Getting up late sets in a vicious cycle of events that over the years, increases stress levels, making you unhealthy. Here’s what happens when you oversleep or get up late in the morning:

• From the moment you get up, you’ll be in a hurry to leave for your job or college.
• You’ll skip your breakfast because you have to compensate for the time wasted oversleeping.
• All your activities or tasks for the day get delayed by a couple of hours.
• Your eating schedule for the day is ruined.
• You reach home late and go to bed late.
• You don’t get time to spend with your family and friends.
• You feel sleep-deprived.
• You oversleep and get up late the next day.

This cycle keeps repeating when you develop a habit to wake up late, causing both physical and mental stress. By getting up just a couple of hours early, you can not only break this cycle but manage your day in a better way.

2. You’ll feel more energetic: The principles of Ayurveda recommend getting up an hour before sunrise to synchronise the body cycle with the rhythm of the sun. This time, also called Bhrama Muhurta in Ayurveda, is believed to be an auspicious time where significant shifts in energy levels of the body take place. At this time, the surrounding is calm and peaceful. This generates positive vibrations, giving a feeling of relaxation after good sleep, thus making you more energetic.

3. You’ll get time to exercise: Many people who rush through their day after getting up late often complain that they don’t get time to exercise. Waking up early in the morning and exercising or practicing yoga is the best way to start your day and refresh yourself. Here’s why morning time is the best for yoga.

4. You’ll feel happier: While the energetic feeling after an early morning workout itself is enough to keep you happy throughout the day, there’s increasing evidence that early risers feel positive and more confident in their work, which results in long-term happiness. A study published in the journal Emotion noted that early risers had their Dinacharya or daily routine in sync with the sunrise and sunset pattern, which is why they reported being happier than late risers.

5. You’ll be more productive: Morning time is supposedly the most productive time of the day. Your brain has rested well and neuronal connections and pathways have been re-charged during the night. Mentally, you tend to think faster and are more focused in the morning. If you follow the rule of ‘early to bed, early to rise,’ half of your important work will get over in the first half of the day. [2]

6. You’ll get better sleep: Obviously, if you wake up early in the morning and begin your daily activities, you’ll go to bed early. Since you’ll feel exhausted very quickly at the end of the day, you’ll fall asleep faster. This means that you set a sleep schedule for yourself unknowingly, which in turn improves your sleep quality. Here are 7 simple tips for improved sleep.

7. You’ll lower your risk of depression: A study published in thePsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences showed that night owls were three times more likely to experience depression as compared to morning larks. According to researchers, night owls are more prone to negative thoughts and worry which lead to depression. By getting up late, you’ll never be able to catch up with the time that you have lost. This will make you feel that your life is getting out of control. People who get up late are always under-confident because they don’t time to plan things better. Finally, you’ll never get a feeling of satisfaction when go to bed. This can cause depression.

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