I don’t know about you, but in my house there are 2 types of people: morning people and night owls (also known as NON-morning people)!
You know what I mean, my morning people children are the ones who bounce out of bed, before the alarm goes off. They’re ready to start their day and are eager to get to it!
My night owls would rather stay up late, hit the snooze button at least 4 times, and drag themselves from task to task in the morning before it’s time for school.
Whether you are a morning person or not, there are things you can do to start your day off right. These healthy morning habits not only help with productivity and focus, they also help with a healthier lifestyle! (Need more helping developing habits? Check this out!)
Here are 6 healthy morning habits to start your day off right:
- Drink some water!
- After 8 hours of sleep you need to rehydrate! Starting your morning with some water gets you that hydration your body is craving and if you add some lemon to your water it will also help with digestion (and taste if you like lemon water)!
- Eat a nutritious breakfast.
- I love protein-packed shakes, scrambled eggs, yogurt and granola or oatmeal to get me started in the morning. These help fill me up and I add in my greens mixed with orange juice for some extra fruits and veggies.
- Exercise.
- It doesn’t have to be very long, but a quick, 10-minute workout DVD, a brisk walk around the neighborhood or even 100 jumping jacks gets your heart rate up and pumping, ready for a new day.
- Indulge in some quiet time.
- Whether you meditate, journal, or pray, having some quiet time is a great way to stay centered.
- Tell someone “I love you”.
- Being intentional about telling someone “I love you” not only shows how much you care but also shows how grateful you are to have that person in your life. There are no guarantees in life. Let your loved ones know how much you care!
- Read
- Even if you would only read 5 pages a day, that’s 1,825 pages each year!
Do you struggle with healthy morning habits?
Hi ladies! Welcome to week 60 of Women With Intention Wednesdays!
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I would like to adopt the habit of shutting the computer down each day when the kids get home from school. (That would mean I’d have to get all of my work done before 4 P.M. but I’d love to have the rest of the day to spend with my family.)
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I’d love to kick diet coke once and for alland drink more water. I’ll do it for a while, months, and then go back. I know consistent water is soooo much more healthy!
I am a Coke Zero girl and I feel your pain. I have been doing much better though lately. Discipline…it’s a beautifully hard word! 😉
I’m implementing my dream habits, thanks to lent. Hopefully I’ll be able to carry on after Eastern also.
I’m getting up early to read Bible while my son still sleeps (I hate getting up early with but this has been amazing), also changed Coke for lemon juice and water, sugar for stevia and gluten for non-gluten.
It’s hard, I’ve already slipped but I also already feel better and less bloated.
My next challenge is to be more present with my loved ones, no electrical devices while hubby and son are around 🙂
Exercise. That’s my toughest discipline!
Exercise is my hardest also!
I think the fact that I’m so wedded to my morning routine might be unhealthy… I don’t function well when it is disrupted!
Routine with flexibility…being married to a farmer who likes me to go do things with him, I’ve learned this too! 🙂
Joanna, this post is right up my alley! I’m a morning person. But not your typical get up and go girl. I’m more of a let’s get into my routine kinda girl. What you have listed is my routine almost to a tee! I love it! Sometimes I get a little frustrated when my get up and go hubby tries to rock my “ordered morning” world. I’m learning to let him shake it up a little sometimes. Thanks for sharing this! And thanks for hosting this linkup!
Oops, sorry meant Jenny! Not sure where I got Joanna! =))
No worries 🙂
I need to get back into the habit of exercising 6 days a week. I used to do that consistently but have slipped back to 3 days. I know that is still good, but I felt better doing 6.
I have a hard time getting motivated unless I do it first thing. You can do it! 🙂
I’m working on the habit of tracking expenses for monthly budgeting!
That’s a great habit! 🙂 I need to do better at that, too!
These are great ways to start your day Jenny and I do most of them already which is great. Thank you for the opportunity to link up at WWIW and see you next week.
Thanks for joining us! 🙂