6 Morning Routine Ideas To Jumpstart Your Brain

If you suffer from foggy brain, these 6 morning routine ideas will help you get ready to have a productive day. These are things that anyone can do!

Morning Routine Ideas

Have you ever woken up feeling foggy? Is it a daily grind just to shake off the cobwebs? It’s like your brain has a mind of its own and doesn’t always want to function – particularly in the morning. Well, it’s time to put those mornings in check. 

We are creatures of habit from the time we are born. Babies and children typically do best when they have a set nap schedule, we adults eat at similar times each day and we keep calendars telling us when the same things will happen every week. Our bodies naturally enjoy routines. 

If you are suffering from morning fog and looking for ways to jumpstart your brain into focus every day, there are steps that you can take to make that happen. It’s not just a hearty breakfast that you need to get a good start to the day. You need your brain to flip into the “on” position – even if you need to give it a little nudge. 

A Good Morning Routine Starts The Night Before

If you are not a morning person, it’s vitally important that you set yourself up for success by creating a daily routine that runs from morning until night. You can’t be ready for the next day if your energy levels are low and you’re dragging. One key is to develop some evening routines so that you get out of the habit of hitting the snooze button in the morning. 

Believe it or not, starting your morning off right actually begins at the end of the day. You are closing one day and moving into another, but they aren’t independent of each other. Your night will absolutely affect your morning. 

Put Away Your Phone

Using our phones all day, every day has become a habit. We all do it and some of the time we don’t even know we’re doing it. Think of how many times per day you pick up your phone because you are bored and find yourself scrolling through social media. 

One of the best things you can do to help create a perfect morning routine for yourself is to put away your phone. This may be one of the biggest tasks ahead of you, but it is incredibly important. 

Research shows that the use of your phone before bed increases your levels of melatonin, which hypes you up rather than winds you down and ultimately upsets your circadian rhythm. This can have an impact on your mental health and your ability to focus, leaving you to feel foggy the next day. 

Use your phone until before bedtime and then create a new routine where your phone sleeps in a different room. Get yourself an alarm clock (if that’s one of the things you’ve used your phone for) and spend the rest of the day (as many minutes or hours as that might be) talking to a family member or doing something else that will benefit you. Your texts, emails, and phone calls can wait until morning. 

Try Some Meditation or Read a Book

The very last thing that you want to do before going to bed is to clear your mind. Life is tough and there is a lot of stress that gets heaped onto our shoulders, so before going to bed, you want to do what you can to correct that. 

If you are into meditation, take some time to meditate and clear your head. Focus on your breathing and calm your body. If meditation isn’t your thing, take one deep breath to release the stress of your day, and then try reading a book.

The key is to get yourself out of your thoughts and the stresses of your life. Whether you want to delve into the world of Harry Potter or Alexander Hamilton, give your mind a break by trying someone else’s life on for a little bit before bed. 

Develop A Productive Morning Routine

Set Your Mind Right

You need to start your morning on the right foot – both physically and mentally. Consider placing a positive affirmation sign right next to your bed so that it’s the first thing you see in the morning. Starting your day off with positivity will help you set your mind right and immediately help you jumpstart your brain into focus.

You can have only one or various daily affirmations around the house. They can be memes that make you happy and confident, sayings by one of your favorite authors (that applies to how you want to feel about yourself and your day), or something you’ve written for yourself. Think of things in the area of “I am confident, I am strong, and I am someone of value” or something that specifically applies to what empowers you. 

By helping to set your mind right in the morning you’ll be able to center yourself so that you can lead a focused, productive day. It’s likely a long day ahead, so starting the day with a positive tone can really be of benefit. 

Set The Stage For The Rest Of Your Day

The best way to set the stage for yourself each day is to practice some morning rituals that are personal to you. Whether you enjoy essential oils, practice gratitude by writing in a journal, create a to do list for the day, enjoy looking at a made bed, or do a crossword while you drink coffee, part of our morning routine should cater to exactly who you are.

The best morning routine is one that makes you feel like yourself, so it is always a great idea to instill some of your healthy comforts into your day. Like a cold shower? Take one.  Need to listen to the news while getting dressed? Do it. If there is an important task that helps you feel like you are in the right place at the right time, be sure to add that to your morning rituals. 

Have a Healthy Breakfast

It’s such a cliché that you should eat a healthy breakfast, but some things become sayings because they are true. Starting your day with a good breakfast is a good thing for your system. 

Not everyone wants a huge breakfast and you don’t need to have one. Have something with some healthy fats (like this Keto Breakfast Bowl with Avocado), make up some smoothie bowls for the family, or look for a new healthy recipe to keep things fresh. It is not important to have a big breakfast, but it is a good idea to fuel yourself the best way you can.

Exercise in the Morning

Let’s face it, we all think about having a steady schedule of exercise but often fall off the bandwagon. If you’re suffering from foggy brain and unable to focus, maybe it’s time to make exercise part of your morning routine so that you can clear the cobwebs.

It doesn’t matter what exercise you do, as long as you get that body and brain working. Some people enjoy starting their day with yoga and others do push-ups, but as long as you intend to get your blood flowing and your brain to wake up, you will only be helping yourself either way. 

Stay Hydrated

Our body is made of mostly water, which means we need to make sure that we keep our bodies hydrated. I’m sure you drink water when you are thirsty, but to keep yourself adequately hydrated, you need to be drinking even when you’re not.

In order to keep your brain focused, you need to have a good amount of water daily. Some people swear that having 16 oz of cold water first thing in the morning will help them wake up (try it!), but do what is best for you. Make sure that you are getting a full glass of water at least eight times per day to keep your body as hydrated as possible. It will help your mind as much as your muscles. 

There are lots of ways to wake up that foggy brain in the morning, both by preparing ahead of time and stimulating your mind and body in the morning. Much of it has to do with keeping yourself healthy and centered, so do what you can every day to get your mind and body in the right place. Creating a nighttime routine is just as important as creating a healthy morning routine, so take some steps in the right direction and you’ll find that your morning fog has disappeared.