The productive day depends upon many factors such as internal factors (motivation to work) and external factors (body fitness). The internal factors motivate us from the inside and help us get through the day with great excitement and enthusiasm. However, there are some external factors that affect the productivity of the day. Only internal motivation is not enough to work for the whole day.
In this article, we are talking about the external factor i.e. having a fit body and a good routine to kick start your day with enthusiasm. The day’s routine is not the only thing responsible for an active body and healthy mind but it all starts the day prior to it. Our evening routine largely affects our mornings and our body is active or inactive depending upon what we are doing or how we are dealing with our body in our evenings.
Here are some ways to set an evening routine for the better morning
Better sleep in the night is the best way to wake up fresh in the morning. And to sleep peacefully, you need to do a number of things that might help your mind get some rest and keep you energetic in the morning. You must make your evenings slower to prepare your body and brain for taking rest.
Try winding up the day by practicing the same activities in the evenings. It will reduce the anxiety levels avoiding the daily rush. You can perform activities that calm your mind such as reading a book or sharing about your day with close ones.
Fix the time to go to bed
Prepare your mind to wake up at the same time every morning by going to bed at the same time. It sets the routine of waking up daily without feeling the need of sleeping more. You can also set an alarm but not to wake up early but to go to bed at the same time daily. Morning alarms sometimes make you dull and resistant to wake up instead, sleeping at the same time prepares your mind in a better way.
Avoid screen time late at night
In old times, the TV’s were quite rare or only one in the whole house in the common room, undoubtedly people had peaceful sleep at that time. But now everyone has a gadget in their hand and has a number of ways to access screens such as mobiles, tablets, laptops, iPad, and so on. The blue rays coming out of our screens disturbs our sleep as it suppresses the sleep hormone in our brain, named melatonin.
Therefore, we should avoid screen time late at night or when we are overtired. It makes the sleep less peaceful and we end up waking up even tired in the morning. We can try some other things before going to sleep like having a light talk with our partner, writing a journal, or listening to light music.
Have spare time between dinner and sleep
The last meal of the day should not be immediately before going to bed. You must give some time to yourself to digest your food. It helps to stay fit as well as sleep better. The dietitians and the physicians always advise eating your food two hours before sleeping. It also gives you the right amount of time before eating your breakfast the next morning. All this helps you put on less weight and stay slim in an easy way.
Snacking is also a big challenge that we must avoid at any cost. After dinner snack is a bad habit that is very easy to indulge in. So, according to an expert NLP master practitioner, you must avoid eating snacks late at night to have a better sleep.
Give up your late drinking habits
It is an assumption of many people that consuming alcohol late at night helps to have good sleep. But that’s not at all true. Yes, it helps to sleep faster but it makes the body restless giving us a very disturbed sleep. It will make you drowsy for the whole next day. Therefore, avoiding drinking alcohol is the best option if you have to kick start your day actively.
Avoid caffeine in the late evening
Having too much caffeine is also not good for health. Many people have the habit of drinking coffee in the evening or at night before sleeping. It is not preferable to have a better sleep. So, limit the intake of caffeine to the morning or before midday. You can have non-caffeinated drinks in the evening such as lemon tea. It also improves your health and makes your body fit and active for the next day.
Do not think about big decisions at night
No doubt that evening is the only time to think peacefully about our future and decide on some big things in life. But it will spoil the peace in present. If you pressurize the brain to think about huge decisions of life at night, it will keep thinking about it even when you are asleep. Your mind would not be at rest and the next morning you will feel tensed and restless. Therefore, relax your mind and go to sleep without being hard on your brain.
The basic idea is to focus on the evening routine as much as in the morning. Find out the routine that suits you and works best for you. But the task does not end here, following the same routine is what matters for the best results.
