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If you want to wake up more fit than you did when you went to bed, here are three tips to get your body and abs, moving while you’re getting some z’s.
Tip #4 – Set Your Thermostat Between 60° and 68°
Studies show that the healthiest sleep occurs when your body temperature decreases to a point where your metabolism slows down and gradually lets your body relax. Keeping the thermostat between 60° and 68° helps your body reach that internal temperature sweet spot. Helping your body get into a deep sleep can help your workout, too.
Sleep deprivation minimizes the amount of human growth hormone, which is essential for tissue repair. Cooling your body down and prepping for a deep sleep may help you maximize this hormone’s production and recover from last night’s workout.
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Tip #3 – Reduce caffeine intake, especially after 6 PM
If you’re having difficulty falling asleep when you go to bed now, it may be because of caffeine. Caffeine stimulates your central nervous system and makes it more difficult for you to get a deep and restful sleep. Caffeine can be found in more than just coffee. Check the other beverages you drink and even the food you eat for caffeine. You’d be surprised what it’s hiding in.
Caffeine can really hurt you if you are consuming more than two cups of coffee or two energy drinks per day. At this point, you are consuming enough to seriously interfere with your sleep.
Also, avoid consuming caffeine after 6 PM. Drinking caffeine this close to your bedtime will prevent you from getting sleepy, and disrupt your bedtime rhythm.
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Tip #2 – Don’t drink fluids 45 minutes before bed
You should also avoid drinking even non-alcoholic fluids 45 minutes before bed. This is because if you drink too much before bed, you may have to get up to go to the bathroom in the middle of the night.
Waking up during the night like this significantly decreases the QUALITY of your sleep.
This is because of the “phases” we go through when we sleep. We first go through four phases of what’s called
