OK! Magazine Australia – August 26, 2019

Life&Style WELLNESS

SETA REGULA

WAKE-UPTIME

Doyoustruggleto

getoutofbedin

themorning?Well,

it turnsoutyou’re

ingoodcompany,

becauseonlya

quarterofusare

naturalearlyrisers.

Fortunately,the

expertssayit doesn’t

reallymatterwhenyo

getup– aslongasit’s

sametimeeveryday.Thatwayyou’llset

yourselfupwithstablesleeppatterns

thatwillleaveyoufeelingbright-eyed,

restedanda lotlessgrumpy!

BEATTHESTAMPEDE

Whilewakingupearlyisn’tcrucial,

gettingupbeforeeveryoneelseisa great

waytograbsomepreciousalonetime

beforethedaykicksintofullgear.Studies

haveshownspendingtimebyyourself

helpstofostercreativityandproductivity.

Caseinpoint:workingmumanddesigner

extraordinaireVictoriaBeckhamgetsup

at6amsoshecanfitinsomeme-time

atthegym.‘It’sreallytheonlytimeinthe

dayI gettomyself,’sheexplains.

AKETHEBED

p,it justsohappensyourmum

asright,becausemakingyour

edshouldbethefirsttaskyou

o everymorning.Regardless

f whetheranyoneelseactually

seesit ornot,a nice,tidybedwill

giveyoua senseofprideand

accomplishmentthatwillcarry

youwellintotheday.Er,and

whilewe’reatit,youreallyshould

angeyoursheetsatleastonce

weekandyourpillowcaseevery

o days.

DITCHTHEEARLY

MORNING

Sorrytobetheb

ofbadnews,but

earlymorningcu

coffeeisn’tdoing

anyfavours.Tha

becausewheny

wakeupyourbo

startspumping

cortisol– a natu

hormonewhich

likecaffeine.Around8amto9amispeak

timeforcortisolproduction,sosavethe

flatwhitefora littlebitlater.‘Havecoffee

whenthebodyisproducinglesscortisol,

aboutthreetofourhoursafterwaking,’

saysdietitianLauraCipullo.

GETMOVING

Weallknowworkingoutinthemorning

helpstowakeupyourbody.Butif you’d

ratherhuganechidnathanexerciseearly,

thereareotherwaystorevupyourday.

Attheveryleasttrya fewstretches,or

betteryet,hopaboardtheactive

commutingtrend.It’sallaboutcombining

transportwithexercise,sotrygettingoff

a fewstopsearlysoyou partof

thewaytowork.

READ

A goodbookcan

beinspiringand

uplifting,so

whatbetterway

tostartyour

day?Choose

onethatyou

knowwillboost

yourmood,or

takea tipfromReese

Witherspoon.‘I liketoread

nonfiction,or“ideas”booksinthe

morning– CharlesDuhigg’sThePowerof

Habit, thingslikethat,’shesays.‘Atnight,

I readfictiontocalmdownmybrainand

expandmysenseofwhat’spossible.’

UP ON

ROTEIN

ouusually save most

yourprotein for dinner,

xpertssay you’re doing it

rong.‘Studiesshowthat

teininthemorninghelps

reventcravingslaterinthe

o whileproteinisimportant

eral,atbreakfastit’scritical,’

dietiti istinKirpatrickexplains.

Scrambledeggs,cottagecheeseontoast

andGreekyoghurtareallgreatoptions

tokickstarttheday.

EarlybirdPosh

likestostickto

astrictmorning

schedule

An early morning

run helps Julianne

Hough get in the

right mindset for

the day

What’s not to love?

Working out keeps

VB fit – and allows

her some alone time

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