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'The feature I loved the most though, had to be the timed 'sunset' option. It felt like being on holiday and I didn't snooze it once! This sunrise alarm clock eased me into the day with birdsong and a gently brightening light. A frequent user of harsh, jarring alarm tones, I've been waking up to deafening beeps and buzzes for years now.

'The first day I used the alarm clock, I couldn't believe how gentle the waking up experience was. Between lockdown and a general feeling of every day being groundhog day, getting up was proving to be. 'I have been in a chronic loop of snoozing my alarm three or four times for the last six months. WH's digital fitness writer Morgan Fargo gave it a whirl to see if it really could be the key to nixing her never-ending snooze cycle. Use the lamp to read before bed, as a midnight light with a coupe sharp taps (good for the monsters under the bed when you get up for that midnight bathroom break), or as a radio when you're not using it to wake up or wind down. It comes with an FM radio, sunrise and sunset wake and sleep modes, the option to set a weekend and weekday alarm, a choice of natural wake up sounds and tap-to-snooze technology, it's basically everything you could want in a sunrise alarm. The best sunrise alarm clocks to shop now Traditional alarm clocks, which jolt you awake, can cause a spike in the stress hormone cortisol. The alarm clock gradually emits light for a specified period of time before you wake up, meaning that you wake more naturally feeling refreshing (and less groggy). Most models also have a 'sunset' option, allowing you to wind down before bed with a gently dimming light. Light-based alarm clocks (also known as sunrise alarm clocks, daylight alarm clocks, body clock alarm clocks or SAD alarm clocks) work by gently easing you out of sleep with light that mimics the sunrise. What are sunrise alarm clocks?įor anyone still waking up to the dulcet tones of ' Marimba', let us convince you there's a better way.

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It's simple and loved by celebs, too: sunrise alarm clocks that start gradually lighting up the room from whenever you programme it, to its eventual full brightness at the time you want to wake up. Is anyone actually getting up before the fifth snooze of their alarm anymore? Thankfully, we have a healthy morning hack that could help turn this whole train around. Because, thanks to worry and the long-lasting impact of lockdown (messed up sleep cycles, daytime fatigue, the list goes on), it seems that a good night's sleep is in short supply at the moment. If you haven't heard of a sunrise alarm clock, allow us to introduce you to your new morning BFF.

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