It seems as though you can download an app for pretty much anything nowadays. Whether you want to organize your meal plans, organize your wardrobe, or even organize your mornings, there is an app for it. Getting into a morning routine is one of the best ways to start your day and become more productive. However, trying to get into a morning routine is no easy feat. What if your alarm doesn’t go off? What if you don’t feel like going for a run that morning? What if you just want to eat ice cream for breakfast? Well, if you find yourself struggling with motivation in the morning, then these apps will help you track your morning routine. Not a morning person? These could change your mind!
Sleep Cycle Alarm Clock
A good morning routine starts with a good night’s sleep! However, you also need to wake up at the right time so that you don’t feel more tired or sluggish. Our bodies go through a sleep cycle that includes REM (rapid eye movement), deep sleep, and the lightest sleep phase. It’s at the lightest sleep phase that you want to wake up, as this is when you’ll be more likely to actually bounce out of bed. The Sleep Cycle Alarm Clock monitors your sleep and gradually wakes you up as you enter the lightest sleep phase. That doesn’t mean you’ll always oversleep, however! Simply let the app know the 30-minute window that you want to wake up and let it work its magic.
Calm
Before you bounce out of bed and tackle the day, it’s essential to take a little bit of time out for yourself. It’s been proven that daily meditation can help you feel more productive and even help with issues such as depression and anxiety. Calm is one of the best meditation apps out there, with plenty of different guided sessions for you to pick from. There are several that are specifically for mornings, and they range from a few minutes to half an hour. Take a couple of minutes out of your morning to practice mindfulness and see what a difference it makes to your whole day.
Fabulous
This self-care app ticks pretty much every single box you could possibly need in the mornings. Designed to help you track habits and create routines, you can start off with one designed solely for starting your day right. You’ll be set little tasks to complete each morning, that you must tick off for a certain number of days before being given something else. One example is to wake up and drink a glass of water. You can also add your own habits to create a morning routine that works for you. With stunning visuals, soothing background music, and plenty of other features, this is the ultimate app for morning routines.
Poncho
If all of these apps seem a little bit too serious for you, then you’ll love Poncho. This personalized weather forecast app has a super cute interface, featuring a cat in a yellow mac. What could be more adorable than that? Knowing the weather will help you plan your day – and, most importantly, what you’re going to wear. Just don’t let the threat of gray skies ruin your mood!
These apps are all very different, but have a very similar purpose: to make your morning routine that much better. Work on this part of your life, and you’ll be surprised how quickly everything else just seems to fall into place.
