7 benefits of waking up early

If you think sleeping till late helps recover sleep you missed out on, you're wrong!

They say the early bird gets the worm, and rightly so. While many of us like sleeping till late, research suggests that waking up early has greater benefits than you would've thought.

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Here are seven benefits of waking up early as listed by Forbes and Health Ambition:

1. Quiet time

Early hours of the morning are quiet so you can spend sometime alone. Everyone needs that. You can go for a morning stroll while everyone's sleeping, or make yourself breakfast and/or anticipate problems of the day. You have time to yourself, to think and plan your day.

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2. Improves your quality of sleep

Research claims that waking up early offers more restorative sleep as it helps set your body's 'internal clock', establishing a routine for your body and helping you wake up early in the mornings.

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Don't be fooled by thinking sleeping till late over the weekend will help you recover the week's sleep; you're only doing more damage to your body.

3. Better mental health

One of the most overlooked factors of waking up early is the impact it has on your mental health. Early risers don't have to rush, they start with a calm mind and attitude and allow the day's events to sink in.

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Studies claim that you wake up with a peaceful mind and are more optimistic the entire day. Creative minds who choose to stay up late for work, tend to feel more depressed and are prone to more psychological problems.

4. Enhances productivity

It's simple: You wake up early, you get more time to work on the day's events and chart out your plans. You have less distractions, you're more efficient because you slept well, your brain is energised, and you have more energy throughout the day.

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5. Healthier diet

Breakfast is undoubtedly the most important meal of the day, and if you snooze, you lose. So try not skip your morning meal, your body depends on those nutrients to help you focus throughout the day and keep you energised.

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Missing your 'am food' will automatically put your body into starvation mode causing you to binge eat and crave unhealthy foods.

6. Better grades

All the students who tend to skip breakfast to cram in some extra sleep should know that this affects your studies. A study conducted by Texas University states that college students who identified themselves as 'morning people' earned a grade point higher on their GPAs than the 'night owls'.

Don't skimp on your sleep, even if you're cramming for a test, it's not going to help you earn better grades.

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7. Time to exercise

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Morning exercise gives you energy and re-energises your body. It also helps you sleep better at night. If you're looking for a way to be fitter the best way is to set your alarm early and get some exercise done before the day begins. You can even try the new dance routine while everyone's asleep.