Waking up exhausted even after 8 hours sleep? Expert says follow this simple 2-step routine to start the day with energy

This image shows a woman lying on her back in bed and stretching as she wakes up with a smile. On the left are two inserted images: at the top is a woman outside in the sunlight, on the bottom is a woman eating a bowl of fruit.

Your alarm might go off at 7 a.m. but some days it feels like you don't actually wake up until hours later, when your coffee finally kicks in and you can shake off the lingering feeling that you should still be in bed.

This drowsy, zombie-like start to the day is known as sleep inertia and Sam Sadighi, sleep expert at GetLaidBeds, has a two-step trick for beating fatigue and starting the day energized. And yes, it's even better than coffee.