A Better Nights Sleep Awaits!
By Coach Mikaela
A Better Nights Sleep Awaits!
Here are a few tips to improve your nights sleep if you find yourself waking up several times during the night, or simply aren’t getting enough hours of sleep.
Have a cool and dark room to sleep in
Sleeping in a bright room filled with lights will keep your brain alert and thinking that it is daytime. A room that doesn’t have good air circulation and is overly warm can lead to a sweaty and restless night’s sleep. Try leaving a window open a few cm’s to get fresh air coming through, use black-out curtains and switch off devices that have a bright light on/flashing.Limit caffeine after 3pm
Caffeine wants to keep you awake! By consuming caffeine late in the day, you are likely to stay awake for longer and in turn, get a shorter sleep than needed. If you are new to consuming caffeine, you may even be better off limiting intake earlier in the day (1-2pm).Drink more water in the morning, rather than during the evening
This can help reduce the number of times you wake up to go to the toilet during the night and help to avoid broken sleep.Minimise blue light exposure
Blue light is found in our devices/screens, made to keep us alert and switched on (not what we want when we need to go to sleep!). Try reading a book before going to bed rather than scrolling through your phone, or turn off the blue light filter on your phone (most devices have a setting which can reduce the blue light filter).
By starting to incorporate these tips, your sleep should hopefully become more restful to get a full, unbroken 7-8 hours per night.
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