Setting A Good Sleeping Routine

Some say that the secret that the to success is to maintain a healthy sleeping routine. Sleeping routines are essential to your everyday life, it’s what allows you to function properly and keeps you going throughout the day. Those that have a bad sleeping routine tend to be much less motivated and tend to be much more tired and less focused.

One of the best ways to maintain a good sleeping routine will be to ensure that you set yourself a reasonable bedtime, try to go to bed at that time everyday, even on weekends. Along with this you will also want to wake up at the same time everyday, although you may treat yourself a lie-in on the weekend. For those that need an alarm to wake up at an early time, it’s important to ensure that you go to bed at an earlier time. You should avoid napping, this can make insomnia much worse, but if you are in desperate need of a nap, it is best to nap early afternoon for no longer than 30 minutes.

Another key factor to a good night’s sleep, is to make sure that your bed is comfortable. We would recommend getting one of our memory foam mattresses as they provide a supreme level of comfort and relaxation. Along with this you will want to ensure that your bed linen is fresh as this can add to the comfort of your bed, adding to the quality of your sleep.

Light exposure can be very beneficial in order to wake yourself up throughout the day. When you wake up it’s best to open your curtains/blinds and let as much light into your room as possible, as sunlight is proven to make us more alert and to wake us up. This can prove vital in the morning, so it’s important to let the sunlight hit your face as a method of making us more awake.

The main key to a good sleeping routine is to ensure that you prepare yourself for the perfect night’s sleep. You will want to make sure that your room is at a nice temperature (roughly 18°c), make sure that you also have your window/door open to allow air to circulate. Keep the noise down so that you don’t have anything to distract you from sleep, although soothing music at a low volume has proven effective in getting people to sleep.

Overall, there are a range of factors that will affect your ability to get into a good sleeping routine. It mainly comes down to timing, you will want to ensure that you are going to sleep and waking up at roughly the same time everyday. That way your body should adjust to these times and therefore you should wake up feeling fairly refreshed everyday than you would be if you were just waking up at random times on a daily basis.

We have a whole series of related posts that will give you even more tips on how to get an effective nights sleep.

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