If you feel wide awake when your head hits the pillow at night, you’re not alone. Approximately 60 million Americans report having experienced insomnia in any given year, according to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. Even worse, 40 million Americans suffer from long-term sleep disorders.
Missing sleep is nothing to yawn about. “Chronic sleep deprivation has lots of negative consequences,” says Sonia Ancoli-Israel, fellow of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and Professor of Psychiatry at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine. She notes that the health risks associated with missed zzz’s can include poor cognitive function, problems with attention and concentration, dementia and an increased risk of heart disease.
You wake up at 6:30 a.m., get a workout in, get ready for work, grab a shake, and start on your tedious morning commute.
Want to get fitter in the gym? Maybe you need to think outside the gym, literally.
It’s always a tiring day at the end of each day for most of us. We went to work. We made time for workout. We did our chores. We were mindful of our eating. And now we need to have a restful sleep. Sleep is important as it is that time when our body does its job to repair damaged cells and tissues in our body. People who constantly lack a good night’s rest are prone to having heart disease, high blood pressure, kidney disease, stroke and diabetes. You wouldn’t want to be one of those people now, would you? So here are 10 techniques to have the best sleep every time.
You most probably know that workout routines like HIIT are short because they’re tough, right? But you can quickly undo all your (very) hard work if you don’t hyper-prioritize other healthy daily habits. Yep, it’s not all about the workout. There are other elements at play as well. So make sure to stick to these top three: