Three Tips for Getting Back on the Horse

Good morning and happy Monday! Monday morning seems like the best time to post about how to recover from your weekend and get back in the game, am I right?

Whether you went all out at a concert, festival, family gathering, or sporting event - or even just didn’t get much sleep (hi! It’s me!) - Monday mornings can come quickly and hit hard, especially for those of us in a nine-to-five or earlier work schedule.

I think we have all been there at some point or another. Maybe we didn’t get in the workouts, maybe we drank too much alcohol, maybe we didn’t get enough sleep…but one thing is for sure: You are sipping your morning coffee thinking, “Ok, today is the day.”

just thinking that; however, isn’t enough to actually get you “back on the horse” so I created this top list to help you not only survive your Monday morning reset, but to attack it!

1. HYDRATE FOR YOUR LIFE
I can’t stress this enough, without proper hydration, you are really just spinning your wheels. Once you are sufficiently caffeinated, pour yourself a nice big glass of water and keep it going all day.

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2. MOVE YOUR BODY
This is it! The perfect time to get moving! It’s right now! Make an appointment with yourself to get to the gym or get out for a run/walk and then don’t break the commitment. You wouldn’t bail on a work commitment or a meeting with a boss or colleague, so don’t bail on yourself. You don’t have to go BIG, especially if you are just getting back into it, but you do have to GO. I usually start each morning with some type of fasted cardio, whether it be a run, a brisk walk outdoors, or time on the elliptical. Trust me when I say that sweating out the weekend is a wonderful way to release toxins and release endorphins before you get your Monday morning shower in for the day, burning calories and boosting your mood!

3. GET TO BED EARLY TONIGHT
If you have been keeping late hours, not sleeping well, and waking up feeling like poo - make tonight the night you get your shut eye a little earlier than usual. Sleep is essential for high functioning days! Need some help to wind down:

• ​Put your phone on silent and don’t look at it once you are in bed. Not even if you wake up in the middle of the night and are struggling to get back to sleep. That blue light will get you EVERY time - not to mention that you are stimulating your brain when you need to be shutting it off.
• Drink some chamomile tea.
• Use essential oils and a diffuser.
• Use a sound machine to play relaxing music, thunder storms, white noise, whales - whatever it is you like! I personally subscribe to a variety of different soothing sound on Amazon and play them on my Echo Show all night long.
• Change your bed linens. I am a firm believer that there are few things in life better than sipping into a bed with fresh sheets and a fresh comforter. To me, it feels so indulgent and yet it’s so simple!
• Take a warm bath or shower before bed.
• READ. An actual book. Nothing puts me out faster at bedtime than trying to read a book.

There you have it! Try incorporating one, two, or all three of these tips into your day today and see how you feel! Feel free to leave me a comment letting me know how it worked out, or I’d love to hear some of your own tips!

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