Nico Reyes attempted fitness influencer Ashton Hall's morning routine including his two ice bowl facials and 6am gym session. Here's what she took away from the intense morning.
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00:00Would you wake up at 4am to be more productive? Me neither. But apparently that's exactly what
00:05influencer Ashton Hall does every single day. His morning routine recently went viral and in it,
00:10he gives himself multiple ice facials with Saratoga water, works out, and rubs a banana
00:16peel all over his face. All before 9am. So I'm gonna attempt the same morning routine to see if
00:21I feel more productive. I woke up at 3.45am and removed the mouth tape I had on overnight. It
00:27didn't really feel like it did anything. Then I brushed my teeth like normal but I rinsed with
00:31Saratoga water. I could not tell the difference between this and my tap water. It just tastes
00:36like water. At 4am I did pushups incorrectly. It's too hard. And drank more Saratoga water.
00:43At 4.38am I took time to meditate and was definitely starting to feel exhausted.
00:48Closing my eyes for a bit felt nice. I feel like I'm gonna fall back asleep.
00:52From 4.40 to 4.45am I did some journaling. After that I just went on my phone until 5.30.
00:58Finally, something I do all the time. And yes, I drank more Saratoga water. It does taste like a
01:04nicer version of water but still just tastes like water. And I also got in some light reading.
01:10At 5.46am I did my first ice bowl facial which was cold but it actually gave me a burst of energy at
01:17the perfect time because the next step was the gym. I got to the gym at 6.38am and ran on the
01:22treadmill until 7.30. I'm not a morning workout person so this made me feel tired again and I was
01:27starting to get hungry. Okay this is officially starting to suck again. I thought the ice facial
01:32would give me more long lasting energy but after working out I am back to tired.
01:40Since the pool in my building is outdoors and not open yet, I had to get creative for this part.
01:45At 7.31am I rinsed myself in an ice cold shower. Once again, immediately woke me up. Then I just
01:51took a regular warm shower. We'll pretend that that was my hot tub time. At 8.43am I finally got
01:57my first bite to eat, a banana, and then I rubbed the peel on my face. I was confused too but this is
02:02supposed to have anti-aging benefits but it mostly just felt gross. At 9.06 I had my assistant bring
02:08over another ice bowl facial and by assistant I do mean my husband. I welcomed the cold at this
02:14point because it was the only thing keeping me awake and I am convinced that it is the only
02:18thing keeping Ashton awake too. It like hurts my teeth but I like it. I had no 9.15 zoom meeting so
02:25I just pretended to have one. So looking at it we gotta go ahead and get in at least 10,000.
02:31And then caught up on some emails. At 9.17am my assistant started assembling my breakfast.
02:37Breakfast was scrambled eggs, avocado toast, and a side of bacon which I ate at 9.25am and of course
02:44I had another bottle of Saratoga to wash it all down. There are definitely aspects to this routine
02:49that I could see myself repeating. I don't think I'm going to be waking up at 3.45am every day but
02:55maybe at 6am. I was really impressed by how much I was able to accomplish waking up just a few hours
03:01earlier than normal or a lot hours earlier than normal but you get my point. The worst part by far
03:08was being up at 3.45am in the morning. That just feels diabolical. No one else is awake and for good
03:15reason. Ashton makes a point to say from 4-8am no one is bothering you and that is for good reason.
03:22We are all sleeping. We are all getting the rest that we need. I guess if you're going to bed early
03:27to counteract that it works out but for me it's just not realistic. My favorite part was probably
03:33the quiet time in the morning. Meditating, reading, journaling. It felt really nice just
03:38to have some calm. The burst of energy you get from the ice facials is pretty short-lived but
03:43I honestly love doing it. It feels really good once you get over that initial shock.
03:49The work is mysterious and important.