sleep and exercise Archives - yourdailysportfix.com yourdailysportfix.com Wed, 22 Sep 2021 10:44:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 https://yourdailysportfix.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/cropped-FAVICON_2-32x32.png sleep and exercise Archives - yourdailysportfix.com 32 32 How to Use Exercise to Sleep Better https://yourdailysportfix.com/how-to-use-exercise-to-sleep-better/ Wed, 22 Sep 2021 10:44:00 +0000 https://yourdailysportfix.com/?p=18590 Getting exercise during the day has been shown to help many people get a good night’s sleep and help with falling asleep faster. If sleeping is something you struggle with, there are a couple of ways to use exercise to improve your nightly Z’s. Luckily, exercising one day will usually improve your sleep that same […]

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]]> Getting exercise during the day has been shown to help many people get a good night’s sleep and help with falling asleep faster. If sleeping is something you struggle with, there are a couple of ways to use exercise to improve your nightly Z’s. Luckily, exercising one day will usually improve your sleep that same night.

Get Your Heart Rate Up

Getting your heart rate up at any time during the day will usually lead to a more peaceful sleep at night. Researchers don’t know exactly why it is, but in general, using physical activity to release tension and pent-up energy is always a good idea so that you won’t be antsy when you go to bed.

Time of Day

You can exercise at any time of day, but researchers do say it’s best to avoid cardio in the hour or two before bedtime. Getting your heart rate up will give you a rush of adrenaline and make it much harder to fall asleep for a while after. However, if you time it right, as your adrenaline rates fall you’ll get a bout of sleepiness, exercising a couple of hours before bed may work for you. Feel free to do a little experimenting.

Stretching Before Bed

Research also shows that “meditative movement” such as yoga or soft stretches can bring a sense of peace and calm over the body. Doing some nice stretches or yoga each night before bed can help you ready your mind and body for a restful sleep.

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]]> Bad Sleeping Habits Are Sabotaging Your Workout Motivation https://yourdailysportfix.com/bad-sleeping-habits-are-sabotaging-your-workout-motivation/ Tue, 17 Aug 2021 12:30:00 +0000 https://yourdailysportfix.com/?p=18229 Our fitness motivation can be impacted by many different factors, and our sleeping patterns can be one of them. If you don’t have good sleeping habits, your workout performance can suffer in the long run, and here are some common habits that may be sabotaging your fitness motivation. Getting Up Late If you enjoy sleeping […]

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]]> Our fitness motivation can be impacted by many different factors, and our sleeping patterns can be one of them. If you don’t have good sleeping habits, your workout performance can suffer in the long run, and here are some common habits that may be sabotaging your fitness motivation.

Getting Up Late

If you enjoy sleeping in and getting up late every day, you’ll struggle to stay consistent with your workouts. Many gym experts swear by working out first thing in the morning, and it’s difficult to work out early if you enjoy sleeping until late.

Working Out Before Bed

Working out right before you go to sleep also isn’t a good idea, and it can badly reflect on both your motivation and performance. You’ll be too tired to give it your all at the gym after a long day, and you might be even tempted to skip it and just go to sleep instead of working out.

Lack of Sleep

Poor sleep can also negatively impact your workouts because your sessions will be difficult to handle if you didn’t get a good night’s sleep. Lack of motivation won’t even be the biggest problem you’re dealing with—your workout recovery will be compromised because you’re not getting enough sleep for muscles to restock their energy stores.

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]]> Tips to Help You Become a Morning Person https://yourdailysportfix.com/tips-to-help-you-become-a-morning-person/ Tue, 06 Oct 2020 14:33:00 +0000 https://yourdailysportfix.com/?p=12377 Being an early riser can have a number of wonderful benefits for your mood and productivity. Not only will you have more time in the day, but you’ll also have more energy and a more positive mindset. This can help set you up for success and allow you to better achieve your goals. Here are […]

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]]> Being an early riser can have a number of wonderful benefits for your mood and productivity. Not only will you have more time in the day, but you’ll also have more energy and a more positive mindset. This can help set you up for success and allow you to better achieve your goals. Here are four tips to help get that natural energy boost in the morning.

Go to Bed Early

It sounds obvious, but this really is crucial. If you have enough sleep the night before, mornings can be a pleasant and relaxing time as you look forward to the day ahead.

Don’t Press Snooze

We all know how tempting it is to press the snooze button when the alarm goes off, but don’t! You can have a much better start to the day if you use those extra 10 minutes for you. This could be drinking a relaxing cup of coffee or watching the news.

Meal Prep

Preparing your breakfast and lunch the night before can save you a lot of stress in the morning.

Quick Workout

A 10-20 minute workout in the morning works wonders for your energy levels and mood. It will set you up for the day to come.

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]]> Does Working Out Late Affect Your Sleep? https://yourdailysportfix.com/does-working-out-late-affect-your-sleep/ Thu, 25 Jun 2020 10:24:00 +0000 https://yourdailysportfix.com/?p=8713 Sleep and exercise positively affect each other—exercising helps you sleep better, but does working out late make it more difficult to fall asleep? Exercising too close to bedtime can make it harder to fall asleep, especially when it’s high-intensity exercises that raise your body temperature and increases your heart rate. Higher body temperatures tell the […]

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]]> Sleep and exercise positively affect each other—exercising helps you sleep better, but does working out late make it more difficult to fall asleep? Exercising too close to bedtime can make it harder to fall asleep, especially when it’s high-intensity exercises that raise your body temperature and increases your heart rate.

Higher body temperatures tell the body that it’s time to stay awake and it usually takes about 30-90 minutes after you exercise for your body temperature to fall back down and during this time you may feel sleepy. Also, while you exercise your body releases endorphins which keep you awake and give you energy.

But, late workouts don’t automatically cause sleep issues. You should give your body at least one hour between working out and heading to sleep to relax. Everyone is affected differently by exercise and some people may need a few hours to unwind, making working out in the evening not possible.

As mentioned, the type of workout you do impacts how your body reacts. Low-intensity workouts like walking, yoga, or jogging may help you fall asleep and high-intensity workouts may be better for during the daytime.

To figure out the ideal time to workout, pay attention to how you feel after a workout—if you feel tired, working out later in the day may be fine and if you feel energized, save your workouts for earlier in the day.

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]]> ersion="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> sleep and exercise Archives - yourdailysportfix.com yourdailysportfix.com Wed, 22 Sep 2021 10:44:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 https://yourdailysportfix.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/cropped-FAVICON_2-32x32.png sleep and exercise Archives - yourdailysportfix.com 32 32 How to Use Exercise to Sleep Better https://yourdailysportfix.com/how-to-use-exercise-to-sleep-better/ Wed, 22 Sep 2021 10:44:00 +0000 https://yourdailysportfix.com/?p=18590 Getting exercise during the day has been shown to help many people get a good night’s sleep and help with falling asleep faster. If sleeping is something you struggle with, there are a couple of ways to use exercise to improve your nightly Z’s. Luckily, exercising one day will usually improve your sleep that same […]

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]]> Getting exercise during the day has been shown to help many people get a good night’s sleep and help with falling asleep faster. If sleeping is something you struggle with, there are a couple of ways to use exercise to improve your nightly Z’s. Luckily, exercising one day will usually improve your sleep that same night.

Get Your Heart Rate Up

Getting your heart rate up at any time during the day will usually lead to a more peaceful sleep at night. Researchers don’t know exactly why it is, but in general, using physical activity to release tension and pent-up energy is always a good idea so that you won’t be antsy when you go to bed.

Time of Day

You can exercise at any time of day, but researchers do say it’s best to avoid cardio in the hour or two before bedtime. Getting your heart rate up will give you a rush of adrenaline and make it much harder to fall asleep for a while after. However, if you time it right, as your adrenaline rates fall you’ll get a bout of sleepiness, exercising a couple of hours before bed may work for you. Feel free to do a little experimenting.

Stretching Before Bed

Research also shows that “meditative movement” such as yoga or soft stretches can bring a sense of peace and calm over the body. Doing some nice stretches or yoga each night before bed can help you ready your mind and body for a restful sleep.

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]]> Bad Sleeping Habits Are Sabotaging Your Workout Motivation https://yourdailysportfix.com/bad-sleeping-habits-are-sabotaging-your-workout-motivation/ Tue, 17 Aug 2021 12:30:00 +0000 https://yourdailysportfix.com/?p=18229 Our fitness motivation can be impacted by many different factors, and our sleeping patterns can be one of them. If you don’t have good sleeping habits, your workout performance can suffer in the long run, and here are some common habits that may be sabotaging your fitness motivation. Getting Up Late If you enjoy sleeping […]

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]]> Our fitness motivation can be impacted by many different factors, and our sleeping patterns can be one of them. If you don’t have good sleeping habits, your workout performance can suffer in the long run, and here are some common habits that may be sabotaging your fitness motivation.

Getting Up Late

If you enjoy sleeping in and getting up late every day, you’ll struggle to stay consistent with your workouts. Many gym experts swear by working out first thing in the morning, and it’s difficult to work out early if you enjoy sleeping until late.

Working Out Before Bed

Working out right before you go to sleep also isn’t a good idea, and it can badly reflect on both your motivation and performance. You’ll be too tired to give it your all at the gym after a long day, and you might be even tempted to skip it and just go to sleep instead of working out.

Lack of Sleep

Poor sleep can also negatively impact your workouts because your sessions will be difficult to handle if you didn’t get a good night’s sleep. Lack of motivation won’t even be the biggest problem you’re dealing with—your workout recovery will be compromised because you’re not getting enough sleep for muscles to restock their energy stores.

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]]> Tips to Help You Become a Morning Person https://yourdailysportfix.com/tips-to-help-you-become-a-morning-person/ Tue, 06 Oct 2020 14:33:00 +0000 https://yourdailysportfix.com/?p=12377 Being an early riser can have a number of wonderful benefits for your mood and productivity. Not only will you have more time in the day, but you’ll also have more energy and a more positive mindset. This can help set you up for success and allow you to better achieve your goals. Here are […]

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]]> Being an early riser can have a number of wonderful benefits for your mood and productivity. Not only will you have more time in the day, but you’ll also have more energy and a more positive mindset. This can help set you up for success and allow you to better achieve your goals. Here are four tips to help get that natural energy boost in the morning.

Go to Bed Early

It sounds obvious, but this really is crucial. If you have enough sleep the night before, mornings can be a pleasant and relaxing time as you look forward to the day ahead.

Don’t Press Snooze

We all know how tempting it is to press the snooze button when the alarm goes off, but don’t! You can have a much better start to the day if you use those extra 10 minutes for you. This could be drinking a relaxing cup of coffee or watching the news.

Meal Prep

Preparing your breakfast and lunch the night before can save you a lot of stress in the morning.

Quick Workout

A 10-20 minute workout in the morning works wonders for your energy levels and mood. It will set you up for the day to come.

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]]> Does Working Out Late Affect Your Sleep? https://yourdailysportfix.com/does-working-out-late-affect-your-sleep/ Thu, 25 Jun 2020 10:24:00 +0000 https://yourdailysportfix.com/?p=8713 Sleep and exercise positively affect each other—exercising helps you sleep better, but does working out late make it more difficult to fall asleep? Exercising too close to bedtime can make it harder to fall asleep, especially when it’s high-intensity exercises that raise your body temperature and increases your heart rate. Higher body temperatures tell the […]

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]]> Sleep and exercise positively affect each other—exercising helps you sleep better, but does working out late make it more difficult to fall asleep? Exercising too close to bedtime can make it harder to fall asleep, especially when it’s high-intensity exercises that raise your body temperature and increases your heart rate.

Higher body temperatures tell the body that it’s time to stay awake and it usually takes about 30-90 minutes after you exercise for your body temperature to fall back down and during this time you may feel sleepy. Also, while you exercise your body releases endorphins which keep you awake and give you energy.

But, late workouts don’t automatically cause sleep issues. You should give your body at least one hour between working out and heading to sleep to relax. Everyone is affected differently by exercise and some people may need a few hours to unwind, making working out in the evening not possible.

As mentioned, the type of workout you do impacts how your body reacts. Low-intensity workouts like walking, yoga, or jogging may help you fall asleep and high-intensity workouts may be better for during the daytime.

To figure out the ideal time to workout, pay attention to how you feel after a workout—if you feel tired, working out later in the day may be fine and if you feel energized, save your workouts for earlier in the day.

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