Embracing The 5-to-9 Routine: Early Risers Tout Its Benefits For Health And Productivity

The secret to feeling great and accomplishing more is being up with the lark. So argue the proponents of the "5-to-9 routine," which is popular right now on social media.

The idea is to rise early in order to give yourself time to relax and, paradoxically, to get to work as soon as you can to accomplish your objectives and realise your aspirations. It's a routine that is inspiring to some and tedious for others.

Is waking up early an ultimate productivity hack?

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If you enjoy a lie-in, the new morning routine, known as the "5-to-9 a.m. routine," which is all the rage on social media, may completely upend your daily routine. This way of living is based on strict self-control in terms of rest, diet, and exercise, but most importantly on the notion that people are most productive in the morning.

A theory that seems to have a lot of support, judging by the 20 million and 17 million views the hashtags #5to9routine and #5amroutine have received, respectively.

These show hundreds of videos of people sharing their early morning routine, from waking up to leaving for work, mostly women but some men as well. The fact that these social media users appear to accomplish far more than the average person is another thing that is undeniable.

If you haven't yet adopted the "5-to-9 routine," chances are good that your day is already jam-packed with work, commuting, and other obligations. Your schedule may vary slightly depending on where you live, whether you have children or not, or how active you are in your social life.

In any case, the fact that we are always chasing time persists almost everywhere in the world. With the covid-19 pandemic, it was believed that this hectic, fast-paced way of life was on the decline, but since the restrictions were relaxed, it appears to have resumed.

And this is where the new exercise regimen popular among celebrities, wellness authorities, and other TikTokers comes in, promising to support a more relaxed and healthy way of life that is centred on well-being.

Oprah Winfrey, Jennifer Aniston, and Jeff Bezos all concur that getting up early is beneficial for productivity and efficiency as well as your mental health. And it has become their catchphrase. To adopt a healthier lifestyle, go to bed and rise early. You can see that you can accomplish a lot when you wake up at 5 a.m. by watching the videos of TikTok users who have adopted this routine. It's fascinating and occasionally motivating.

Take some time out for yourself in the morning

Some of the activities carried out by adherents of the "5-to-9 routine" before they leave for work include preparing a delicious breakfast, with freshly squeezed juice, smoothies, freshly cut fruit, and bowls of cereal with all kinds of seeds, exercising, meditating, even going for a morning walk, starting an ideal beauty routine, and even reading a book.

It helps you look after yourself, refocus, and stop putting off what you can do at five in the morning. And judging by the comments left on these TikTok videos, this routine is something to be admired, if only because it takes a lot of self-control.

However, those who regularly wake up at the last minute, just in time to grab a coffee and take a quick shower before rushing off to work, find this new routine to be a source of frustration.

Some people feel compelled to clarify that while they find this way of life to be advantageous, it is not meant to judge or denigrate those who are unable to rise at the crack of dawn. On the Chinese social network, many medical professionals are praising the "5-to-9 routine," but they don't forget to emphasise the need to respect each person's individual sleep requirements.

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