You may have heard that exercising before bed is a bad idea. But evening workouts are not automatically harmful to sleep. For some people, light or moderate exercise can fit comfortably into the evening, while harder workouts close to bedtime may make it more difficult to wind down. The difference often comes down to timing, …
You may fall asleep easily and still wake up feeling tired because someone else is sharing the bed. A partner’s movement, noise, or different sleep habits can interrupt your sleep without either of you realizing how much it is affecting the night. Occasional awakenings are normal. The bigger issue is when small disruptions happen repeatedly …
Morning exercise can be a good choice for sleep, but it is not automatically the best option for everyone. Your body clock, workout intensity, and how close you exercise to bedtime can all influence how exercise fits into your sleep routine. The good news is that you do not need to find a perfect workout …
If you regularly wake up hot or sweaty, your bedding may be part of the problem. Your body naturally cools as you prepare for sleep, but bedding that traps heat or moisture can make it harder to stay comfortable through the night. You do not necessarily need an expensive cooling system. Start with the layers …
Getting enough sleep is important, but the timing of that sleep matters too. Going to bed and waking up at very different times from one day to the next can make it harder for your body to maintain a predictable rhythm. This can be especially noticeable on weekends, when sleeping much later than usual may …
Your sleep does not begin when you turn off the lights at night. The light you receive earlier in the day also helps your body keep track of when it should feel awake and when it should prepare for sleep. Morning light is one of the signals that helps regulate your circadian rhythm, the internal …
That familiar afternoon slump can arrive almost like clockwork. Your eyes feel heavy, your concentration starts to fade, and getting through the rest of the workday suddenly feels harder than it did a few hours earlier. For many people, some afternoon sleepiness is completely normal. Your circadian rhythm naturally includes a period of lower alertness …
Need a nap every day just to get through the day? A short nap can be a welcome reset when you are temporarily tired, helping you feel more alert, relaxed, and ready to keep going. But there is an important difference between choosing a nap because it feels helpful and feeling like you need one …
If your sleep keeps going wrong, it is tempting to focus on the last hour of the day. Maybe you need a better bedtime routine. Maybe you should stop using your phone. Maybe the room is too warm. Maybe you need to go to bed earlier. Those things can matter. But sleep does not begin …
Waking up with a headache after a restless night can feel like one more consequence of not getting enough sleep. But the relationship between sleep and headaches is more complicated than that. Poor or disrupted sleep can make headaches more likely, particularly for people with migraine. At the same time, a morning headache can sometimes …
