MY TOP 10 TIPS TO IMPROVE YOUR SLEEP.
We live in a world where everyone wants the end goal “yesterday” when they have only started their fitness journey today or haven’t even taken the first step yet! With this, unfortunately, comes a lot of quick fixes that are posted all over the internet!
By influencers pushing products to “help” you achieve your goal! More often than not, they are not trying to help you, and all they are worried about is filling their bank accounts by preying on your insecurities! It’s sad, but It’s true and they want you to believe a falsified narrative, but they never really tell you the real story!
So instead of sticking a plaster over the cracks that make up your life. Take a minute to step back to assess your situation; you will not get in the best shape of your life without having the fundamentals in check:
Nutrition
Resistance Training
Activity
Sleep
Stress
Digestion
Sleep is today’s topic, so here are My Top 10 Tips that you can take to optimise your sleep quality.
CONSISTENT SLEEP & WAKE TIME
AVOID CAFFEINE ~10 HRS PRE-BED
DAYLIGHT EXPOSURE (DAILY)
REDUCE WATER INTAKE (EVENING)
LAST MEAL ~2 HOURS PRIOR TO BED
MINIMISE ARTIFICIAL LIGHT EXPOSURE
PUT YOUR PHONE AWAY EARLIER
SCHEDULE IN SOME DOWNTIME
JOURNALLING (OFFLOAD THOUGHTS)
10. SLEEP IN A "COOLER" ROOM (~16-18°C)
You will see that there’s no magic pill even mentioned in this list because supplements are the cherry on top! Avoid wasting your money if you are not currently nailing these, trust me the knock-on effect elsewhere in your life can be immense.
There are no two ways about it; sleep is king. I don’t mess around with my sleep, and I aim for 7-9 hrs per night (National Sleep Foundations 2015), my clients don’t either (hint hint)!
