Be warned that this might not be the best method for deep sleepers, or for someone who gets a fitness tracker as part of a New Years resolution to 'work-out more' and has it collect dust for 11 months.

Once the alarm is set, all you have to do is keep your FitBit on as you sleep it should buzz you awake. You'll have to set up your alarm directly on the watch if it's a newer model like Versa or Ionic, but if it's older you might have to do an app. Let's start here: if you already own a FitBit such as the FitBit Versa 2 (available in many colors but I selected pink 'cause it's pretty), you have a built-in silent alarm. The best no-sound alarm clocks for gentle awakenings 1. And a recent study investigating the sleep and stress levels of 57 medical students showed that switching to a sunrise alarm clock and detaching from technological devices before bed improved sleep quality, reduced burnout scores and lowered stress levels. A small study conducted in 2014, published in Behavioral Brain Research, showed that exposure to artificial sunlight helped with alertness and cognitive performance throughout the day. The research around no-sound alarm clocks is extremely scant, but it’s also largely positive.

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