"Essential Morning Habits for a Productive Day"

 

Morning Routine for a Productive Day

The morning is the most important part of the day when you win the morning you have a better chance of winning the afternoon and the evening too the first thing you should do every morning is to drink water seventy percent of your body is made of water so it's essential to keep it fresh and topped up to keep the body working properly during sleep you typically haven't been drinking for about seven to eight hours or even longer giving the body water first when you wake up is a great way to get your body and your mind going we suggest you to drink about one to two glasses of fresh water and if you want you can add some lemon to it lemon contains vitamin c which supports brain function your immune system and boosts your mood on top of that it just tastes better than normal water the second thing you should do is a simple 3-minute mobility routine when waking up your body is usually a bit stiff doing mobility exercises in the morning will warm up and mobilize your muscles lubricate your joints and increases your brain functions too exercising in general improves your mood your physical and mental energy and enhances your metabolism you start in a deep squat and hold it for about 30 seconds if you like you can add some smooth motion to it after that you do the downward dog to cobra pose for 60 seconds straight repeat this one more time and you are done with your morning mobility training when you do the deep squat go as deep as possible without losing the tension keep your heels on the ground abduct your thighs keep your spine straight tuck your chin and pull your shoulder blades together the most benefit will come from small additional movements like reaching up with one or both arms circling your knees tilting your upper body forward and so on when you do the downward dog to cobra pose you start in a downward dog position and try to move your armpits towards your toes as far as possible you can also add rotations and shoulder movements in this position to stretch the lats and the obliques and activate the muscles around your shoulder blades from there you switch to the push up position with a rounded spine and continue the transition with the cobra pose and an extended spine in this way you mobilize your spine and activate all the muscles around it in the cobra pose itself you can also add some shoulder and shoulder blade movements to warm up and mobilize this area as well the last thing you should do every morning is eating a healthy breakfast on the other hand it's also possible to skip the breakfast for example when you do intermittent fasting depending on how you eat in general and what you plant for the day you can benefit from both options a good start for the day are oats with water or milk and some fruits oats have a lot of important minerals and vitamins they improve your gut functions and are a good non-animal-based protein source the complex carbohydrates are digested slowly and don't raise your blood sugar levels too quickly fruits and especially berries are very good to give your body further important nutrients like vitamins and antioxidant secondary plant components back to mobility if you like the routine from this video and want more of it you need to check out our mobility program and of course we also offer a solution for nutrition our nutrition toolbox helps you to create your own nutrition program just like you want it and if you find out that it's not the right way of eating for you you can just change it anytime and adapt it to your preferences if you have any further questions just leave a comment thanks.