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Fit Gifts: Funky alarm clocks that don't let you sleep in

Posted: Dec 6th 2007 9:15AM by Bethany Sanders
Filed under: Fitness, Healthy Products and Reviews

Waking up before dawn for that early morning workout is hard in the wintertime. It's so cold outside, and so nice and cozy in your bed, isn't it? Maybe you should just hit the snooze and sleep for 10 more minutes, right? What could 10 minutes hurt? Your workout, that's what.

If morning is the only time of day you have to exercise, then you've got to get up and do it. The snooze button is dangerous; before you know it, those 10 minutes have turned into 30 and you've just slept your workout away. If you or someone in your life is a perpetual snooze abuser, check out these stylish alarm clocks designed to wake you up and keep you there:
  • When the Puzzle Alarm Clock goes off, it shoots four puzzle pieces into the air. So what, you say? The alarm won't shut off until you put the puzzle back together.
  • For the angry sleeper in your life, here's the Muji rubber alarm clock. Encased in a rubber shell, it'll do you no good to throw it against the wall.
  • Put the Sleeptracker Pro on your wrist and it'll monitor your sleep cycles. When you enter the "almost-awake" zone, it will gently rouse you.
  • Clocky is my personal favorite. Once it goes off, it rolls of your nightstand and looks for a place to hide.
  • Don't work bankers hours or want to sleep in a little on the weekend? The Neverlate Executive has an alarm for every day of the week, as well as a customizable snooze.
Catch a peek of these unique alarm clocks in the gallery below.

Gallery: Snooze-free alarm clocks

Puzzle Alarm ClockMuji Rubber Alarm ClockSleeptracker ProClocky


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Getting up in the morning: Tips and tricks of the trade

Posted: Sep 8th 2007 8:59PM by Rigel Celeste
Filed under: Fitness, Healthy Habits

One thing I seem to keep hearing consistently on how to be successful with a fitness/exercise regimen is to get it out of the way first thing every morning. Which means early, before work. Ugh.

I love my sleep, so getting up before I absolutely have to is generally out of the question. But therein lies the rub: why can't I wrap my head around the fact that I absolutely have to workout ?

I'm going to try these tricks from over at eDiets from a reformed "snoozer" like me. He lists tips like setting the clock 9 minutes ahead, preparing everything (clothes, lunch, etc) the night before, and setting the alarm to go off 15 minutes earlier (to allow for a couple snooze sessions) which are all pretty standard. But his last one of setting up an espresso machine on the nightstand (so all you have to do is hit the power and the aroma helps you wake up by the next snooze) is pretty ingenious. I think I'm gonna give it a shot -- it'll be like living in a Folger's commercial!



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