I’m nearly finished the programme, and I’m at university, but I can’t seem to get myself out of bed in the morning... ever. I’m missing lectures, I’m having to do my runs later in the day when the roads and paths are busy, and I’m generally demotivated.
Any advice for waking up earlier or just getting out of bed in general? I tried going to bed earlier last night, but still woke up around 10:30. Please help!
Sounds like my university days 😂
I’m not naturally a morning person, so I like to run later in the day... soon the light will allow me to run 8 and after which is my favourite time to be out there.
As for getting up... set an alarm... and make sure you have to get out of bed to reach it... once you’re up, you’re up! If you use your phone as your alarm, put it with your running kit.
You went to bed earlier........ meaning what?
I can empathise! Studies have shown that melatonin production in teens and young adults starts later in the day and continues later into the night. Melatonin being the hormone that helps to regulate sleep. That might be contributing to your struggle xx
It will take a several nights of bringing your usual bedtime earlier to adjust body clock to the different time before it might make a difference. Maybe an early evening run when the roads get quiet again might help your motivation and maybe help with your readiness for sleep? Good luck with your next run and your studies xx
Thanks! I’ll try my best - hopefully the alarm on the other side of the room will work 😁
It will get better and it will settle into a better pattern. Sleep and running alike will improve. Up to 30 mins earlier for a week at a time until you find it easier to get out of bed. I also found a sleep monitor app with a smart alarm useful alongside my regular alarm xx
I agree with this, from my past experience with jet lag. Takes as many days to change over as the hours you’re trying to move — and sometimes more! Don’t despair; stay determined.
At the risk of sounding boring ... lots of students (including my own kids when they were at uni) find that they get into a “late night late morning” pattern of sleep. I wonder whether you are getting enough hours of sleep? If you are tucked up in bed & asleep by 11pm & needing to sleep until 10:30 the next morning, then I think you should be checked out by a doctor. If like many students you are not getting to sleep until two or three in the morning, then going to bed earlier might help a lot. As other people have said, it can take a while to alter your sleep pattern. You might need to put your bedtime back by half an hour at a time so that you can adjust. 😃
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