Birdsong wakes you, and it gets louder until you move. The alarm stops when you are outside. There is no snooze and no dismiss. Cross the line you drew on the map and the day is yours.
What a morning is
It starts gentle and it escalates. It never stops on its own.
Cross the line you drew and it fades out.
The day locks into your streak. You take one photo.
The science
These are published statements about morning light and exercise in general, quoted from public sources. They are not endorsements of UpandOut.
Andrew HubermanProfessor of Neurobiology and Ophthalmology, Stanford School of MedicineHuberman Lab newsletter, "Using Light for Health"“Viewing sunlight within the first hours of waking (as soon as you can, even if through cloud cover)”
Andrew HubermanProfessor of Neurobiology and Ophthalmology, Stanford School of MedicineHuberman Lab newsletter, "Using Light for Health"“…increases early-day cortisol release (the ideal time for elevated cortisol) and prepares the body for sleep later that night. A morning spike in cortisol will also positively influence your immune system, metabolism and ability to focus during the day.”
Thomas et al.Peer-reviewed study, University of Kentucky"Circadian rhythm phase shifts caused by timed exercise vary with chronotype", JCI Insight, 2020“Morning exercise induced phase advance shifts (0.62 ± 0.18 hours) that were significantly greater than phase shifts from evening exercise (–0.02 ± 0.18 hours; P = 0.01).”
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