Try This 7-Step Healthy Morning Routine to Kick Start Your Day

If your mornings feel like a sprint from the moment your alarm goes off, you’re not alone. Between emails, breakfast (when you remember it), and the rush out the door, it can be easy to start your day in stress mode — and stay there.

But the small morning habits you repeat day after day can set the tone for everything that follows.

“The first hour of your day is powerful,” says Marie Guruli, MD, with Hartford HealthCare and Soundview Medical Associates. “Your body and mind are waking up, and the choices you make in that window affect your focus, mood and energy for the rest of the day.

The good news? You don’t need a complicated wellness routine or a 4 a.m. wake-up call. Start with these seven simple morning habits that can make every day a little calmer.
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