Fitness Kryptonite – Lack of Sleep

Life can get busy. Spending time with the family, at work or even working out seems to absorb quite a bit of time. Unfortunately it can also absorb some of your night-time- in other wordsyour sleep time. Sleep is important for a healthy lifestyle, without it your body will not function at its optimal level and could prevent you from enjoying activities to their fullest.

Regeneration and re-energizing time

Your body needs on average 7-9 hours of sleep each day. This is the time during which your body regenerates energy and your mind rests. By depriving yourself of sleep, you begin to suffer from an exhausted mind.You may begin to feel as though you can't concentrate on one thing and find yourself jumping around or getting anxious.Keeping yourself up doesn't help a situation by spending more time on it. You can find yourself making many mistakes that you will have to spend time going back and redoing.

If your mind and body are exhausted from lack of sleep, it will affect your energy level and moods.In order to stay focused on a fitness plan, keep your energy levels high.Neglecting sleep is contrary to your fitness plan. Exhaustion pushes your body and mind to become stressed and overworked. Your health may diminish and your immune system may actually get weaker. You may begin to feel a little more irritable than usual and grumpiness can make you a difficult person to get along with. If you have a fitness partner, this may be a little uncomfortable for them. The stress that is created by sleep deprivation can greatly affect your body and mind even more than you are aware of.

Tips to sleep better

If you feel that you can't sleep well and it is causing your lack of sleep, you may consider trying some tricks that will help you sleep better. A dark room allows your mind to rest, as it does not have to concentrate on changing lights or flickers. Turn off any electronic devices- especially ones with LED lights that can definitely illuminate a room. Try using a fan that offers that "buzzing" sound. White noise is a great mental relaxer. Most of all-stop worrying.Worry is one of the greatest sleep destroyers out there. Remember that each day brings new opportunities and chances. Worrying about them will not fix them.

Rest is vitally important to your health

During fitness routines or exercise, you will experience a lack of energy. You may find that you can't run as long or do as many sit-ups as you used to. This can be disheartening to someone striving to get healthy. The solution is to get the rest your body needs to achieve a healthy lifestyle.

Secure your allotted sleep time! If you do, you will feel better and notice your body works and functions better. More energy and a better outlook on life will be a great psychological benefit and directly affect your determination to accomplish your goals.

Any other tips you can pass along to be sure to get enough sleep?

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