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Start Your Day Awesome With These 5 Simple and Effortless Morning Routines
This time of year typically represents a time when new year’s resolutions start to fade … before we can even really give them a chance. Sometimes, those resolutions are just too challenging, and getting out of bed to face them can be a burden.
To get your morning — and your year — started right, here are five simple, effortless and quick morning routine suggestions you can start today, all of which will give you the boost in energy, creativity and mental toughness to get you through the rest of this year.
1. Stretch
The other morning, I watched my 3-year-old daughter wake up. She yawned and stretched, but by “stretch,” I mean that she entered a remarkable state of contortion for almost a full minute before she exhaled and opened her eyes.
It got me thinking about how most busy adults wake up. We wake to our alarm (or after a few snoozes), roll out of bed, grab our phone or head straight for a cup of coffee or the shower (or all concurrently). Instead, take just one minute and allow yourself (or force yourself) to indulge in the pleasure of a long, drawn out and refreshing stretch like a young child.
If you are more adventurous, 10 to 15 minutes of yoga just three times a week will help you build physical and…
