In one sentence, describe what the following article is about: Make yourself get up and out of bed to turn off your alarm. This gives you no choice but to wake up and turn off the noise, and once you are out of bed it is much easier to stay out of it.  Set your alarm to go off with upbeat music. Most phones can use any song as an alarm, and many alarm clocks can use the radio to wake you up. If you are still having trouble, try buying a natural light alarm clock, which wakes you up with light instead of sound.   It’s ok to use more than one type of alarm clock while you’re figuring out what works best for you. Drinking a glass of water replenishes the water you lost from sweating and exhaling during the night and is proven to kickstart your metabolism, making it much easier to get your body moving in the morning.   Put a full cup of water by your bed before you go to sleep so that it is ready in the morning. Chewing mint or citrus flavored gum may also lead to faster feelings of alertness. This needs to be more than just arching your back and yawning. Sit up and touch your toes, pull your knees to your chest, and do some light yoga if you are really struggling. Stretching forces blood to move throughout your body and into your brain, waking you up quickly but gradually. Find the exercises and stretches that work for you and do them every morning. Add some gentle music to complete the experience, if you’d like. One of the most common reasons why we feel groggy or drowsy is because we are too warm. Warmth, like sleep, slows down our metabolism and our mind, so throw the covers off, remove a layer of clothes, or open a window when you need to get up.  Do this when you wake up, not when you sleep, as feeling cold can prevent you from having a good night's rest. Abrupt but certainly effective, splashing cold water on your face is a surefire way to make you alert and ready to tackle the day. Just remember that it may not be very pleasant. Rewarding yourself for getting up on time can give you a little extra motivation to pull yourself out of bed. A reward might be catching the sunrise, or getting twenty minutes of quiet time by yourself before a hectic day.  You may find that you value the extra time so much that you actually look forward to getting up early. Think about what you need to do that morning and make a mental list of your tasks. More importantly, recognize why these tasks are important and why waking up to do them is important. The longer you lay in bed, trying to muster up the ability to get out of bed, the harder it will be. But if you begin a task you are forced to begin your day, and the temptation to stay in bed will melt away. Make your bed, do some exercises, or start cooking breakfast right away to get your mind kickstarted and ready for the morning. If you are still struggling, start with an activity you can do in bed, like reading a book or responding to emails.
Summary: Move your alarm clock away from the bed. Drink a glass of water. Stretch your muscles. Make yourself cold. Splash your face with water. Reward yourself for getting up. Plan your morning. Start doing something immediately.

In one sentence, describe what the following article is about: You don’t have to dedicate hours of your day to exercising. Find ways to fit exercise into small blocks of time when you’d otherwise be sedentary.  For instance, do squats while you wait for water to boil or for your coffee to be ready. Squeeze in a minute for planks when you first wake up in the morning. Take 5-minute breaks every hour at work to walk around the office and stretch. Spending most of your day sitting in a desk chair is tough on your body. Try using a standing desk, or even a standing desk in combination with a treadmill. If that’s not for you, just do your best to take regular breaks to get up and walk around. You could also try sitting on an exercise ball instead of a desk chair. Since you’ll need to engage your core muscles to keep yourself steady on the ball, it’s a bit like a workout even though you’re seated. When getting to your apartment or office, skip the elevator and take the stairs instead. If you can’t make it up a 5-flight walk-up, just do 1 or 2 sets of stairs, and try adding a floor each week. Climbing stairs can burn up to twice as many calories as walking for the same amount of time. Instead of driving to nearby locations, head out on foot or ride your bike whenever possible. For instance, turn grocery shopping into a workout by walking to the store a few times a week.  If work is too far away to cycle, you could take a bus and get off a few stops early to walk the rest of the way. Some buses have bike racks or allow folding bikes on board, so you could also split your commute between cycling and riding the bus. When you do drive, try parking a few blocks away from your destination, or at the far end of a shopping center’s parking lot.
Summary:
Find small chunks of time to get active throughout the day. Spend less time sitting. Take the stairs instead of using elevators. Walk and ride your bike instead of driving.