Sleep is number one; The most under rated habit of every human.
1. Optimal sleeping patterns are to be asleep in bed at 10pm and rising at 6am. This can take a little bit of getting used to so I recommend if struggling to get to sleep by ten, try to tweak backwards by 15 minutes every night from there. Bright lights are one of the key disruptors of getting quality rest in the lead up to sleeping so winding down in a dark room for even ten minutes free of bright lights from tvs, iPhones, laptops works wonders.
I find a bath once a week to really aid with falling asleep, I use Pure Athlete Bath Salts or alternatively if I run out Epsom salts. Epsom salts are high in magnesium that absorbs through your skin which really helps with sleep quality.
2. Daily exercise. The level of exercise manageable is going to be different for everyone depending on lifestyle, work commitments etc . But for every single human exercise is vitally important for the body to function. Everything from just five minutes of breathing squats to the high level exercise that comes with a sport such as surfing etc. The main takeaway is that doing more exercise of any kind is going to have a positive impact on your quality of sleep. As humans we have been built to move daily, ignoring this can have negative consequences and really affect sleep quality. This can be a dangerous cycle as if not exercises leaves excess energy which then makes it more difficult to sleep, in turn leaves less energy for exercise. Breaking this cycle with energizing exercise is very important for optimal health.
3. Avoiding Coffee after midday - Stimulants
Coffee, Tea, red bull, sugar or any immediate energy booster comes at a cost and really affects sleep and can often be the reason for feeling drained in the morning. I would suggest ideally cutting out tea and coffee after Midday and chose a nice herbal tea like yogi or pucca.
I find camomile great with assisting with high quality sleep.
4. Schedule morning in advance- as humans I believe we work so much better in groups. If you are struggling to get up in the morning schedule something for the next day in advance and make yourself accountable. So if I have a 630 am coaching call I'll naturally need to be up at 545. Unsurprisingly I’ll feel far more motivated to be up at that time to do my morning ritual, get well hydrated and be at my best for that coaching call. This makes me accountable so if I am feeling tired I haven't the option to sleep till 8 and then rush around to just about make it into work.
Implementing these steps over the next few days will really help with becoming a morning person.
How I have spent the last few days living my dream.
I am currently traveling In Australia. I spent last Saturday training with the Reach Foundation in their HQ in Collingwood, I battled with a 36hour trip which was delayed by 8 hours in Amsterdam to just make it with one minute to spare. I was truly inspired by the amazing people I trained with. Thank you all.
I caught up with my amazing friend and co founder of ( blend smoothie) Sunday morning. She is such a delight to be around and fabulous holistic health coach who is the prime example of living by example.
I then met with Emeli Paulo Co Founder of Collective Potential, and subsequently attended her Workshop on Gratitude which was incredibly heart warming. Emeli introduced me to her facilitators Luke, Alice and Jimmy who I am sure will play a significant role in Collective Potentials success. Emeli treated me like a king and for your love and time I am so grateful.
I then caught up with Bee and Ross, who I met on my initial Chek training course over two years ago. Bee is a fantastic chef who informed me her best ingredient is adding love.
I caught up with my Irish friends in St Kilda and couldn't resist getting out for some stand up paddle boarding. The guys at kite republic at the sea baths who looked after me great with their laid back approach and fantastic trust. I couldn't recommend highly enough to get down and give ago.
I am heading to Brisbane now for a few days. I'll update again on the next leg of travels.
Training in the playground in Windsor, Melbourne. I got good laugh out of the way lighting can make you look insanely lean, I think this is the problem with seeing advertising and believing this is how you should look. This isn't how I look walking around.
Lorcan
