I think the way you start your morning can impact the rest of your day and – in the long run – your life because you build it day after day.
If you wake up stressed, there’s a high chance the rest of your day will be stressful. But at the same time if you wake up feeling good, motivated and fresh, think of how great the rest of the day can be! What you can do is take control of how your day goes by incorporating healthy habits into your morning routine. And here are 5 suggestions!

1. AVOID TECHNOLOGY FOR 1 HOUR
Checking your Instagram or watching TV can sometimes overstimulate your brain, making it release endorphins that it will be looking for during the rest of the day. Just think of it. How can you really focus on your work – or on any other important task during the day – if all your brain can think about is checking the phone to get that fake sense of satisfaction again?!
So give yourself an hour – or at least 30 minutes – without any technology during the morning and you’ll start to see incredible changes in your productivity!
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2. MEDITATE (OR FAKE MEDITATE)
The word “meditation” can be intimidating. But I think that meditation is nothing more than taking some time to relax and being present. We tend to live our lives in a rush, and meditation is a way to train your brain not to feel overwhelmed by your thoughts. So why not taking even just 5 minutes in the morning to slow your mind down and take some moments to enjoy the moment you’re living? You’re alive, how amazing is that?! Then take 5 minutes to appreciate this fact.
You don’t even need to do anything crazy or “woo woo”. Even reading a book for 10 minutes can be a form of meditation. Just try to breathe more deeply and do NOTHING ELSE (which most of the times means not checking your phone every 5 minutes) but enjoying the moment. The key is doing one task at a time (multitasking is the devil!).
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3. STRETCH
There’s something about stretching in the morning that just feels sooo good. It wakes up and warms your muscles, making you feel relaxed and energised. Take just a few minutes to stretch in the morning and your body will thank you for the rest of the day!
4. HAVE A HEALTHY BREAKFAST
For me, eating a healthy breakfast is a must-do. It’s just something I can’t go without. If I don’t eat in the morning – which means taking some time to have a huge, healthy breakfast – my brain just doesn’t work the same during the day. I mean, you haven’t got any nutrition in your body for 8 hours, you need to eat something!
5. WRITE DOWN 5 THINGS YOU’RE GRATEFUL FOR
I don’t if you’re ever heard of the 5-minutes journal but since I’ve been using it my life changed, for the better. Most of the time we tend to focus on the negative things going on in our lives (we’re always full of worries, aren’t we?), which results in us feeling even more stressed.
Taking a few minutes to write down 5 things you’re grateful for in the morning (they can be anything from “being able to breathe” to “having a pen you can write with”) can really impact your mood for the rest of the day and give you a whole different (more positive) perspective on your life.
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Let me know your experience if you implement any of these healthy habits in your everyday life in the comments’ section down below!
Sounds like a really solid morning routine! I am guilty of rushing to my phone or laptop to start the day and I had no idea how it was negatively impacting the rest of my day! Thank you for these thoughtful tips!
I really liked this post! I think we usually forget to do stuff like this when our schedules get crazy.
I agree 100%!
I agree 100%!
I’ve been working on this 5 minutes-journal thing all year every morning, but instead of 5, I added 10 things for which I am so grateful about! And let me tell you, my life changed so much it is actually incredible! For example; One day I was so grateful for my traveling all over the World (which at the time I really didn’t travel THAT much) and all of a sudden, so many opportunities came to me! I traveled over 14 countries THIS YEAR! It is amazing, I really really recommend this practice!
Wow! Your experience with the 5-minutes journal sounds great and extremely inspiring! Actually, something really similar happened to me with eating healthy. I would constantly write down how much I’m grateful to eat fresh food and dropped. It happened I dropped a size while eating high-quality food without even noticing! It’s crazy how it works, isn’t it?
These are great tips. I’ve made it a goal to get up the moment I wake up. I still struggle with this slightly but that’s alright. I’m trying. I made it a habit that on Monday Wednesday Friday I go to the gym every morning. It’s my routine. I love it. I’m currently in the works for adding more into my daily routine. I noticed when I don’t eat breakfast right away I get super tired. So I’m learning to remember to feed my face as well. I try not to go straight to my phone in the morning. I deleted all my social media in December but I still check my email or look for text messages all it is, is just conditioning. We’ve become so use to it, that its what we do and it just cycle that needs to be broken. Great tips and I totally agree with all of them!
You’re making absolute AMAZING changes in your life, keep going! And I’m so happy you enjoyed the post 🙂