The health benefit of waking up early in the morning

There's this saying about waking up early. "Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise" and surprisingly this is so true. The analogy is by no means long drawn because getting up before the sun has many perks. Following is a list of reasons which will convince you to set your alarm for 6 a.m. tomorrow.

More productivity

Getting up early gives you a kick start for the day ahead. Besides allowing you more hours for your work, it also boosts your speed. Studies have suggested that when a person gets up early, he is more energetic and takes lesser time to do a task that would take more time otherwise. He is also more adept in taking better decisions, planning and achieving goals.

Mental fitness

One very significant benefit of waking up early is reduced stress level. When you rise early, it eliminates the need to rush in the morning. You can then start your day on an optimistic note and such positivity often stays with you throughout the day.

Early risers are more motivated

Both morning larks and night owls have positive attributes. Night owls are more creative. But early risers are more productive.
While at Harvard University, biologist Christoph Randler conducted an experiment on proactivity.

The results generally showed that morning people are more proactive than night people. Those who get up around the same time on work and free days are also more proactive. This could be because they have time to get a head start on work.

What does that actually mean? In the study, early risers were more likely to agree that:

• • They spend time setting long term goals for themselves
• • They feel responsible for making it happen
• • They are confident
• • They are motivated

Better sleep quality

Early risers often go to bed early. Getting up early is not something that should be followed irregularly but it needs to be established as a routine in your life. This translates into better sleep quality as your body's internal clock adapts to your new sleep routine.

Bigger scores

A research conducted by Texas University has identified that students who were early risers scored better grades than those who were late to rise. Their GPAs were higher than the latter. One can link it to an enhanced productivity and quality of sleep.

You can enjoy peace and quietness

Many night owls gush about the peacefulness of night. But early morning offers that benefit too, and more.

There's something amazing with watching the sunrise after waking up (different than when you see it after an all-nighter). There aren't any honking cars or screaming children either. If you have a roommate, you can enjoy the monopoly to the bathroom!

And it's much less stressful if you're not rushing all over the place to get ready.

Brighter world

Getting up early instills you with positivity. A research has suggested that people who got up early were happier, not just for a short duration but overall in life