Body works hard during the day and it is during night that it gets to rest. Sleep is the natural way of body getting adequate rest. Hence a good night’s sleep is necessary. A person who is able to sleep well and peacefully is a healthy person. Hence a good sleep pattern also denotes the health of the person.
If you do not get good sleep during night, your next day also will be sluggish preventing you from being energetic and thus missing out on important work. Hence you should ensure that you get a good night’s sleep without hindrances.
The reasons of not getting a good sleep can be many – tension, stress, issues within family or friends, work related worries or any physical health problems. Whatever may be the reason, if you are unable to get good sleep, then it is important to monitor your lifestyle and make changes accordingly.
Improper and irregular eating habits, eating too much or too less, having too much alcohol or caffeine drinks, or leading a lethargic and non-active life, all these can lead to sleepless nights.
Here are 5 ways to ensure that you get a peaceful and blissful night of enough sleep:
- Fix a bed-time calendar:It is important to fix a time to go to bed. You must be insisting on a fixed bed time for your children but it is important for adults as well. Fix a time to rise and going to bed daily and follow it. Weekends and holidays are not excuses for breaking the schedule. The saying ‘Going to bed early and rising early makes a man healthy and wise’ is apt.
- Check the eating habits before bed time:Try to have your dinner at least 3 hours before your bed time. This time period will digest the food and then as your stomach rests, it will aid your sleeping too. Do not have alcohol or caffeine before going to sleep. Too much eating and drinking before bed time can affect sleep to a great extent.
- More physical activity during day means more peaceful sleep at night: Ensure that your day is filled with some physical activity or the other. Go for a early morning walk or take a walk in the evening. Spend at least 15 minutes exercising but do not indulge in exercise too close to bed time though.
- Avoid afternoon siesta: Sleeping during day time is a major reason found amongst people who cannot sleep at night. Even if you are feeling very sleepy in an afternoon, avoid going to bed by distracting yourself with a tea or some movie or a book. Go out with friends rather.
- Leave your thoughts outside the bedroom: Once you enter your bedroom at night, ensure that you have left all stress and tension outside it. Do not think about anything that might cause worry. Tension and stress are major reasons behind a sleepless night. Listen to some soothing music, read a good book or meditate calmly for 10-15 minutes and then lie down and sleep well. Good night!
