When most Norwegians enjoy bright summer evenings or “binge” series late into the night, the gang from Good Morning Norway has to get to bed.
After several years of early broadcasts, the presenters have become aware of their own sleep and circadian rhythm. Two of them go to bed at the same time as their children, and one of them jumps out of bed at 03:40 on the morning before broadcast.
Now they give their best tips on how to manage to go to bed early at night, and how to jump out of bed in the early morning.
– A AAA person
According to presenter Desta Marie Beeder (35), she is the A person of all time.
COFFEE: Desta Marie Beeder enjoys a giant cup of coffee every morning. Photo: Private
– I quickly get tired at 19:00 if I’m not doing anything special, and can quickly go to bed at 19:50. The problem with that is that I often wake up at 1:30am and am wide awake.
Beeder has no problem falling asleep. This is an advantage, as she gets up in the middle of the night, before Good morning Norway broadcasts.
– When I work at Good Morning Norway, I get up at 03:40, says Beeder, and continues:
– It comes from the fact that I have to have the same morning rituals every morning with a quiet time. Then I would rather prioritize that than sleeping half an hour longer.
The coffee cup is an important part of Beeder’s morning routine. Whether she eats breakfast or not depends on her appetite or whether she has exercised or not.
– I look forward to it every morning. There is nothing better than that first cup of coffee, so that is enough motivation in itself to get up.
And the job in Good Morning Norway has made her an extreme version of an A person.
– I know that the job at God Morgen Norge has led me to go from being an A person to becoming an AAA person. What I struggle with the most is turning the clock around on the days I don’t work. The first three days I bounce up in the four-stroke, she says.
EFFICIENT: Peter Moi Bubresko spends only 12 minutes on everything he has to do, before he goes to work in the morning. Photo: Good morning Norway
– Gets up at 04:47
Peter Moi Bubresko (47), for his part, tries to avoid the cowboy stretch in the middle of the day as much as possible.
– I don’t usually sleep during the day. It’s the best sleep in the world to fall asleep in the middle of the day on the sofa, but then I become a complete “zombie” when I wake up and I’m completely weird all afternoon, he tells TV 2.
Bubresko has set the alarm clock at a special time to catch the Good morning Norway broadcasts.
– I get up at 04:47 to be precise. Then I have “timed” it perfectly, so that I don’t have to get up a minute before I have to.
Eleven to twelve minutes after this, he is out the door.
He has simply trained himself for exactly what he has to do in the morning, so that he does not end up one minute behind schedule.
Here, Good Morning Norway-Peter is splashed in the eye
– 04:47 is the latest I can push it – it’s professionalised, he says and laughs.
He himself believes that he is an A person, but that no one likes to get up as early as half past five.
– In no way am I cheering at a quarter to five in the morning. When the alarm goes off, I often think that this can’t be healthy, he says, chuckling.
– Slumbering does not happen
Program leader Cathrine Fossum (45) is keen to get enough sleep, and goes to bed at half past eight in the evening on the days she has to get up early.
– It has been the case that my children sing night songs to me – it’s very nice.
NEWS ANCHOR: In addition to being the presenter of Good Morning Norway, Cathrine Fossum is also known as a news anchor on TV 2. Photo: Ole Thomas Halvorsen/TV 2
Fossum has worked on a rotating basis for over 20 years, and has therefore never had a fixed circadian rhythm.
– I have turned to a life where I sleep well when I can and go to bed early when I have to. Some nights you lie down and toss and turn, while other nights you suddenly wake up before the alarm clock.
On the days she works early, the alarm clock is set for half past five in the morning.
CUP OF COFFEE: Cathrine Fossum always prioritizes a cup of coffee in the morning. Photo: Private
– Then there is nothing to wonder about, then I just stand up. I jump up when the alarm clock rings. Snooze doesn’t happen, it’s just “bam” straight up. I take a shower, and then I go to work.
The presenter prioritizes drinking a cup of coffee, scrolling through the news or listening to a podcast.
– I have become an A person, and love to go to bed early.
Not always been a morning person
For the past two years, chef Christer Rødseth (32) has worked at Good Morning Norway one to two days a week.
Christer Rødseth works as a TV chef in Good Morning Norway as head chef at “Vaaghals”. Photo: Knut Erik Skistad
– I’ve always tried to get the most out of the day, but I’m not going to boast that I’ve always been a morning person, no, he says to TV 2.
However, he is both conscious and careful about getting enough sleep through the night.
– At times I am worse at getting enough sleep, but based on previous experiences in life, I have become very careful about it. I always try to get in a minimum of seven hours – ideally eight.
After he gets out of bed, he prioritizes the most necessary things, such as having a cup of coffee and scrolling through the news. If he hasn’t had enough sleep, he sometimes has to take action after sending.
– Then I usually put in some sleep, an hour or two.
Grip to fall asleep
Both Fossum, Rødseth and Bubresko like to listen to something before they go to bed. Bubresko listens to podcasts, Fossum has its own sleep application and Rødseth listens to “sleep hypnosis” with soothing sounds.
Here are the Good Morning Norway gang’s best tips for falling asleep more easily at night and getting up in the morning.
Beeder’s best tips:
– Have something you look forward to in your morning routine. Whether it’s the first cup of coffee, checking online newspapers or something else, it’s nice to have a small prize for getting up early.
Fossum’s best tips:
– Lie down! That is the most important tip. Go to bed early and get up when the clock rings. You can also take a small shower to wake up a bit, I think.
Rødseth’s best tips:
– Plan the night before, so that you get the number of hours of sleep you need. You just have to be a little strict about that. Plan so that you go to bed on time. Avoid screens in the last quarter of an hour before going to bed. I usually put on a playlist of calm music and just listen to it.
Bubresko’s best tips:
– Go to bed on time so that you get seven or eight hours of sleep. Do not exercise right before going to bed, because then the body is in “fight mode”. For me, for example, I sleep much worse on alcohol, so if you want to sleep well, don’t drink.
