Are you waking up groggy and listless? By introducing a morning spa session into your morning regimen, you can ease yourself into your day, helping you feel more alert and refreshed.

Check out some of our tips below for how you can improve your morning routine with the help of your hot tub from Dream Maker Spas.

1) Skip the Phone

For many of us, waking up is followed by a relentless skim through all of our latest emails, posts and likes. The urge to constantly check our phones for the latest news can sometimes become anxiety provoking, making us feel like we’re constantly on the clock to respond to other’s messages.

As soon as you wake up in the morning, instead of reaching for the phone, try heading right outdoors for a warm, relaxing dip into the spa. As you lounge back against your spa’s jets, you’ll be able to slowly awaken your mind and body, so you feel calm and prepared to tackle that inbox.

2) Stretch

Have you heard of hot tub yoga? Utilizing your hot tub for an at-home yoga session can help relieve muscle aches and lower back tension you may be experiencing.

Combining the buoyancy of your spa’s water with a morning yoga routine will help gently loosen and mobilize your joints. A gentle morning yoga practice can also help reduce stress, putting your mind at ease as you begin your workday.

3) Make a Balanced Breakfast

That sluggish and tired feeling you have in the mornings can sometimes be attributed to a lack of nutrientss in your diet. After a sunrise soak in your spa, continue your wellness routine with a nourishing breakfast. A balanced breakfast will help wake you up and leave you feeling satisfied and fueled all the way into lunchtime.

Don’t have enough time to make a full breakfast in the morning? Try a smoothie! You can freeze your favorite mix of fruits, nut butter, and chia seeds, flax seeds, or protein powder in a sealed bag the night before. When you wake up in the morning, empty the ingredients into your blender, add almond or whole milk, and blend. You’ll be ready to kick-start your day with a nutritional (and delicious!) treat.

4) Set a Goal

What’s something you’d like to accomplish over the course of the day? Write down a manageable goal on a sticky note and post it onto your bathroom mirror or night table before you go to bed, so that it’s one of the first things you see when you wake up. Setting manageable goals for yourself the night before — and reminding yourself of those goals right when you wake up — can help you start off your day with a sense of purpose.

5) Change your Alarm

Your alarm is the first sound you hear in the morning, so why not make it something enjoyable? Try setting your alarm to a song that cheers you up first thing in the morning. These picks by Big Top 40 are sure to help put you in a positive mood to take on your day. You can even take your positive music outside with you to your hot tub and connect to your built in Bluetooth audio system.

February can seem dreary, but that doesn’t mean you have to hate getting out of bed when the alarm clock goes off. Simple changes to your routine may be all that it takes to change your perspective on mornings!