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Waking up gently in winter

15.1.2016

Translation: machine translated

The long nights and cold drizzle often make getting out of bed in winter a real ordeal. Ideally, you'd like to have a partner who wakes you up during the week too, bringing you coffee and croissants in bed. Unfortunately, the reality is (most of the time) very different. Fortunately, there are solutions. Find out here which alarm clocks will wake you up gently so that you're in a good mood as soon as you get out of bed.

At 6.30am, you press the 'snooze button' on your smartphone for the first time. Then again at 6.40am, 6.50am, etc., until 7.15am, when you finally get up, tired and annoyed. Sometimes you still have the pillow mark on your face. If your morning routine looks like this, it might be time to think about a gentler way of waking up: light therapy or sleep phase alarm clocks guarantee you a gentler wake-up call and a more energetic start to the day. Against the pillow mark on your face, it's simply advisable to sleep on your back.

Luminous alarm clocks: dawn simulators

When daylight enters the room, the body automatically starts producing wake-up hormones (serotonin). These hormones help you to get up and start your day. In winter, the lack of light makes it very difficult for many of us to get out of bed. Wake-up calls, which increasingly light up about 30 minutes before the scheduled wake-up time, should help. If you're worried about waking up with a dawn simulator, you can set the alarm to sound: some models even offer relaxing tones, such as the sound of the sea or birdsong. [[product:361878]] [[productlist:5605119,658751,250773]]

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Sleep phase alarm clock: wake up at the right time

Using body movements, the sleep phase alarm clock recognises different cycles and decides the ideal time to wake you up. To do this, the 30 minutes preceding the programmed wake-up time are analysed. Another advantage: couples with different sleep rhythms can both be woken at the ideal time for each of them. The axBo model for two people, for example, allows different wake-up melodies to be selected depending on the wristband. [[productlist:5605119,658751,250773]] [[productlist:353977,2756070]]

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Not too soft an alarm clock, but a beautiful design

Those who have, until now, managed to wake up without too many complications with a normal alarm clock, can choose from a great selection of alarm clocks with practical functions and a beautiful design. [[productlist:5335588,5621974,3522335,4656025,444639]]

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Léonie de Montmollin

Portfolio Development Manager

leonie.de.montmollin@digitecgalaxus.ch

When I’m not busy putting together home décor themes or planning marketing activities for Galaxus, I enjoy decorating my home with things I love and starting DIY projects I finish all too rarely. The inspiration I get comes from blogs, magazines and travels. My favourite home living styles: Nautical, Scandinavian and Nordic.

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