We all know that feeling of being dog tired, but sleep just won’t come. It has the knock on effect of you being exhausted the next day and literally having to drag yourself from your bed. Here are a few things you can try to improve the situation.
We all have bedtime habits such as watching TV or surfing the bed, this makes your brain work hard as you are tired so it won’t switch off when you want it to.
You get into the mindset that you can’t sleep when in effect it is you who are stopping it. Turn of the distractions and you brain will turn off too.
A great tip to stop lying awake is to read in bed. You don’t want a juicy novel however; you want a text book that is mind numbingly boring. You will be reading the words but your brain just won’t be interested and will just close itself down.
Exercise is a good way of promoting a good night’s sleep. Really push yourself so both body and mind are exhausted. A good sleeping pattern should follow.
Although some people say all exercise will do this, I tend to stick to cardio and resistance work. Yes I have that buzz immediately afterwards, but by the evening my body is crying out for sleep.
If you have poor eyesight, take out your contacts before getting into bed, this is for two main reasons.
After wearing these all day your eyes need to rest too. By nor forcing them to stay open to watch TV etc they will relax and close easily.
We all know deep down that eating at night is bad for us, but it isn’t only the weight gain that’s a problem. Our brains are very clever and make associations. If you have got into the habit of eating at night, your brain will refuse to shut down until you have eaten as it will be thinking about what to have tonight. Cut out the snacks and sleep will come quicker.
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