It is a well established fact that exercise is an essential part of a balanced, healthy lifestyle. Quite frankly, there’s a lot more to it than that. Exercise affects every other avenue of your overall health and wellness as well.
When you exercise regularly, you both sleep and feel better. Your body functions with more efficiency and it is easier to keep your mindset generally more positive. To find our best sleep, we cannot afford to forget this essential ingredient.
I love to mountain bike and run. These are my two main forms of exercise, but that’s just me. Anything that gets your heart going for about twenty minutes every day is a giant leap in the right direction. I believe there is a misconception with exercise and health - that we somehow must join a gym and spend two hours in a sweaty pool, but this is simply not the case.
Of course you can ramble down this road, but as I have already stated many ties before, you can still be a healthy person by simply leaving the house for a brisk jog or steady walk for twenty to thirty minutes each day. Even if you miss a day or two a week, you will still be doing fine. After a while, you will probably find yourself really enjoying your new routine.
You may already be an avid exerciser, and I certainly don’t mean to offend anyone with this simplistic routine. I am simply trying to illustrate that regular exercise doesn’t have to be a chore.
Try to adjust the amount and intensity of your exercise to meet your sleep needs.
You must recognize sleep for it is: a way to recharge your batteries; a time to give your body the chance it needs to heal. If your batteries are merely run down, they won’t charge as well as they would if they were completely depleted. With actual batteries, this is called cycling. Our bodies are similar. You are cycling through the batteries energy by completely running it down so it will completely fill back up. If you are regularly exercising but still having difficulty falling or staying asleep, it might be that you aren’t completely getting rid of your stored up energy throughout the day. Try to exercise a little longer or harder. See if you feel an improvement. If you do, keep adjusting your exercise habits until you find your sweet spot.
Next time we’ll discuss a few common misconceptions and strategies about exercise and sleeping.
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