Morning Now
Get daylight
Get outside in daylight within 30 minutes of waking up.
Morning
Get outside in daylight within 30 minutes of waking up.
Morning light gives your internal clock a clear start signal, which makes it easier to fall asleep tonight.
Midday
Have your coffee now, and put your hardest work here. Get outside before lunch: a walk, a workout or a cold dip.
Drink coffee before lunch, not in the afternoon. Work in 50-minute blocks with your phone in another room. Daylight in the late morning keeps your rhythm stable on weekends too. Get up around your weekday time and Monday gets easier.
Afternoon
No more coffee today. Take a walk in daylight instead.
Caffeine lingers for hours. Stopping after 2 pm makes it easier to fall asleep tonight.
Evening
Take a short walk after dinner. A sauna session fits well now.
A 10-minute walk after a meal smooths out your blood sugar through the evening.
Late evening
Dim the lights and put on amber glasses.
Less bright light in the evening lets melatonin rise, so you fall asleep more easily.
Night
Sleep in a cool, dark and quiet room.
Your body temperature drops as you fall asleep. A cool, dark bedroom helps it along.
The times are a starting point. If you train best in the morning or work shifts, move the habits to where they fit. What matters most is light early in the day, less light in the evening, and regular times.
Get outside in daylight within 30 minutes of waking up.
Have your coffee now, and put your hardest work here. Get outside before lunch: a walk, a workout or a cold dip.
No more coffee today. Take a walk in daylight instead.
Take a short walk after dinner. A sauna session fits well now.
Dim the lights and put on amber glasses.
Sleep in a cool, dark and quiet room.
No gear needed for this part of the day. Daylight, a walk and good timing do the job.
No gear needed for this part of the day. Daylight, a walk and good timing do the job.
No gear needed for this part of the day. Daylight, a walk and good timing do the job.
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