by Adina T. Mason

Created on: April 01, 2008

Studies show that adults need seven to eight hours of sleep per night to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Waking up early does not come naturally to most people; therefore you need to train your body for early rising. As children and young teens, the only time you needed to rise early was for school; now as college students, you need to rise early for class, study meets, work, and other appointments. So how can you wake up early for that 8am class and still feel refreshed and ready for the day?

*Set Your Clock Early
The most logical answer is to simply set your clock for the time that you would like to wake up. Of course actually getting out of bed when it goes off is what will make this technique work. If you know you will not wake up right away, then set your clock for about twenty minutes earlier than your intended wake up time. This will allow for a few minutes of hitting the snooze button. When all else fails, set multiple alarms. You can set your regular desk clock, your cell phone, watch or even have your roommate, friend, or even a wake up service wake you.

*Move the alarm clock
If you are used to hitting the off or snooze button on the alarm clock, then you should consider moving it away from your bed. Move the clock to the other side of the room which would force you to get out of bed every morning. You should even consider investing in a "Clocky" which is a new alarm clock that rolls off of the table or nightstand when the snooze button is pressed. It then will roll all over the room and find a hiding spot, all while projecting a loud annoying beep, until you turn it off. You can see "Clocky" in action by watching this YouTube Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZ_n6WT-1Gs

*Go to Bed Early
If you want to wake up early, then you should go to bed early. It is a fact that going to bed a little earlier will allow your body to obtain more rest and will actually help you feel refreshed the next morning. If you go to bed late, then your body will be more tired, so when your alarm actually goes off the next morning, you will be in too deep of a sleep to wake up properly. When you do wake up out of a deep sleep, then you will feel run down and your body will drag more. Your goal should be to aim for seven to eight hours of sleep each night.

*Cut Out Nighttime Caffeine
Try to avoid drinks that contain caffeine and high amounts of sugar in the evenings. Instead drink fruit juice or water with your dinner and save the coffee for your breakfast. You may even want to

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